Halbwaise
German, noun[ˈhalpˌvaɪ̯zə]
Halbwaise is spelled H-A-L-B-W-A-I-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Halbwaise is a German feminine noun meaning “half orphan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “minderjährige Person, die einen Elternteil (durch Tod) verloren hat”.
What does Halbwaise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehalf orphan
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. minderjährige Person, die einen Elternteil (durch Tod) verloren hat
adjective: 1. ein Elternteil (durch Tod) verloren habend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Halbwaise
- Halbwaisen plural
- halbwaiser positive nominative strong
- halbwaises positive nominative strong
- halbwaisen positive genitive strong
- halbwaisem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Halbwaise?
- [ˈhalpˌvaɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Halbwaise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Halbwaise in German?
Halbwaise appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).