без роду и племени

• БЕЗ РОДУ, БЕЗ ПЛЕМЕНИ; БЕЗ РОДУ И (БЕЗ) ПЛЕМЕНИ{{}}

[PrepP; these forms only; nonagreeing modif or subj-compl with быть (subj: human); fixed WO]

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1. obs lowly, from a socially disadvantaged background:

- of low (humble) birth;

- of humble origin;

- of low (mean) parentage.

2. without family or loved ones:

- without (kith or) kin;

- without kinfolk (kindred);

- alone in the world;

- all alone.

     ♦ Заигрались они [дети], не заметили, как зашли глубоко в чащу. А когда услышали шум и крики побоища и кинулись назад, то не застали в живых ни отцов, ни матерей своих, ни братьев, ни сестёр. Остались дети без роду, без племени (Айтматов 1). In the excitement of their game, they [the children] had gone deeper and deeper into the thickets. Hearing the din and noise of the attack, they rushed back, but found nobody alive-neither their fathers, nor their mothers, nor their brothers and sisters The children remained without kith or kin (1a).