orphanage
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/
Noun
orphanage (countable and uncountable, plural orphanages)
- A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
- (obsolete) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Synonyms
Translations
a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans
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References
- “orphanage” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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