# die Halbwaise

die Halbwaise is a German noun meaning “half orphan”. Forms: der Halbwaise, die Halbwaisen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Halbwaise
- Plural: die Halbwaisen

## Meanings

1. half orphan
2. maternal orphan; paternal orphan; partial orphan; semi-orphan; half orphan / half-orphan
   - „Ruth heiß ich, Halbwaise bin ich, meine Mutter war vierundzwanzig, als sie starb; […].“

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