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orphanage

/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/noun3 syllables

Orphanage means: the condition of being a child without living parents.

Synonyms for orphanage4

noun, as in the condition of being a child without living parents

orphanhood

noun, as in a public institution for the care of orphans

orphans' asylum

also used for orphanage

orphanarium, children's home

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What does orphanage mean?2

noun

1

the condition of being a child without living parents“his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult”

2

a public institution for the care of orphans

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Orphanage in a sentence

  • After her parents died, she was sent to an orphanage.sundown
  • Ziri went back to stay at the orphanage.Amastan
  • John called the orphanage and talked to its director.Amastan
  • Yanni even used his ill-gotten gains to buy medication for an orphanage.Amastan
  • We organized a book drive to collect books for an orphanage.Amastan
  • Sami donated all the money to an orphanage.OsoHombre
  • Yuri climbed up on the roof of the orphanage.Amastan
  • She has been donating money to the orphanage.Ussis

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of orphanage

as a noun

plural
orphanages