This is the 9329th most frequent Turkish word.
yetim
"Yetim" means "orphan" in English.
The word "yetim" is used to describe a child who has lost their parents, highlighting the specific context of being an orphan.
Yetim çocuk, ailesini küçük yaşlarda kaybetti.
The orphan child lost their family at a young age.
"Yetim" here generalizes the state of being an orphan, referring to multiple such individuals within a community.
O köyde birçok yetim çocuk yaşıyor.
Many orphaned children live in that village.
In this sentence, "yetim" is applied to an individual's personal context, indicating their orphan status.