Orphan

Dream Symbol Meaning & Interpretation

What Does Orphan Mean in Dreams?

Discover the dream symbol interpretation and spiritual meaning

Western/Modern

If you dream of seeing an orphan it means you are afraid that you would end up alone. If you are the orphan in your dream it indicates that you are too sheltered and dependent on others. You need to learn to give of yourself and do things on your own.

Biblical

Symbolic of Christian duty, Deuteronomy 10:18

Islamic (Ibn Sirin)

Picking-up an abandoned infant in a dream means picking-up one’s enemy, in conjunction to the story of Moses and Pharaoh. Picking up an abandoned child in a dream also could mean returning things to the way they should be, or dispelling distress and sorrow. If one sees himself planting an apple tree in a dream, it means adopting an orphan, or caring for one. To find oneself as an orphan in a dream means depression which is caused by injustice. To be an orphan in a dream also means feeling depressed because of one’s love for a woman, loss of property or money.

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