What does órfão in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word órfão in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use órfão in Portuguese.

The word órfão in Portuguese means orphan, orphan, orphan, órfão, órfão, órfão, órfão, órfão de pai, ficar órfão. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word órfão

orphan

substantivo masculino (perdeu pai e/ou mãe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

orphan

substantivo masculino (figurado (desamparado) (figurative, bereft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

orphan

substantivo masculino (figurado (carente de algo) (figurative, lacking something)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

órfão

adjective (child: whose parents are dead)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

órfão

noun (child whose parents are dead)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The couple are planning to adopt an orphan.

órfão

noun (abandoned child)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
My mother was rescued as a foundling and adopted by a family who was unable to have a child of their own.

órfão

adjective (without parents)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The orphan girl dreamed of one day being adopted by a family.

órfão de pai

adjective (without a male parent)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Although Fred is fatherless, he has a great relationship with his uncle, so he doesn't feel deprived.

ficar órfão

transitive verb (often passive (deprive of parents)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The girl was orphaned by the plane crash.

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