wees.
an orphan, person or animal having survived both parents
Meaning & usage
an orphan, person or animal having survived both parents
an orphaned one, left out of a sequence
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wêse, from Old Dutch wēso, from Proto-West Germanic *waisō, of uncertain origin, with no solid cognates outside of Germanic; possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Cognate with German Waise, Middle Low German wêse, probably Old English *wāsa (in wuduwāsa).
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