Usage Note
Waise is an orphan and is feminine regardless of the child's sex: die Waise. Do not confuse it with the homophone Weise (manner; or a wise person). The plural is Waisen, and Waisenhaus means orphanage.
Examples
"Schon als kleines Kind wurde sie zur Waise."
Natural Translation
She became an orphan already as a small child.
Literal Translation
Already as small child became she to-the orphan.
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