orphan background

orphan

/ˈɔːfən/ /ˈɔɹfən/

Illustration orphan - Image 1

Illustration orphan - Image 2

noun

Huérfano

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

Examples :

"After the tragic car accident, the young girl became an orphan and went to live with her grandparents. "

Después del trágico accidente automovilístico, la niña se convirtió en huérfana y se fue a vivir con sus abuelos.

family person human society

Illustration orphan - Image 1

noun

Huérfano

A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.

Examples :

"The orphan applied for a scholarship, hoping it would help him pay for school. "

El huérfano solicitó una beca, esperando que le ayudara a pagar la escuela.

family person human

Illustration orphan - Image 1

noun

Huérfano

A young animal with no mother.

Examples :

"The farmer found a tiny orphan kitten shivering in the barn. "

El granjero encontró un minúsculo gatito huérfano temblando en el granero.

animal family nature

Illustration orphan - Image 1

Illustration orphan - Image 2

noun

Huérfano, huérfana

Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.

Examples :

"After the company closed, the old software became an orphan, left without updates or support. "

Después de que la empresa cerró, el software antiguo se convirtió en un huérfano, abandonado sin actualizaciones ni soporte.

family human society state

Illustration orphan - Image 1

noun

Línea viuda

A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

Examples :

"The new paragraph began with an orphan, sitting at the bottom of the page. "

El nuevo párrafo comenzó con una línea viuda, situada en la parte inferior de la página.

computing writing type style

Illustration orphan - Image 1

noun

Objeto huérfano

Any unreferenced object.

Examples :

"The variable "age" in the computer program was an orphan; it had no value assigned to it. "

La variable "edad" en el programa de computadora era un objeto huérfano; no se le había asignado ningún valor.

computing technology item

Illustration orphan - Image 1

Illustration orphan - Image 2

verb

Dejar huérfano

To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive)

Examples :

"What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?"

¿Qué haces cuando te encuentras con dos cachorros de oso polar huérfanos?

family human society suffering

Illustration orphan - Image 1

verb

Hacer huérfano

To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.

Examples :

"Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree."

Eliminar categorías hace huérfanas las páginas del árbol de categorías principal.

Illustration orphan - Image 1

Illustration orphan - Image 2

adjective

Huérfano

Deprived of parents (also orphaned).

Examples :

"She is an orphan child."

Ella es una niña huérfana.

family person human society

Illustration orphan - Image 1

Illustration orphan - Image 2

Illustration orphan - Image 3

adjective

Huérfano

(by extension) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.

Examples :

"With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program."

Con la reducción de los fondos gubernamentales, el registro de armas se convirtió en un programa huérfano.

family situation