Definitions for orphanageˈɔr fə nɪdʒ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•phan•ageˈɔr fə nɪdʒ(n.)
an institution for the housing and care of orphans.
the state of being an orphan.
Origin of orphanage:
1530–40
Princeton's WordNet
orphanage, orphanhood(noun)
the condition of being a child without living parents
"his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"
orphanage, orphans' asylum(noun)
a public institution for the care of orphans
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
orphanage(noun)ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ
a place where orphans live
Wiktionary
orphanage(Noun)
A public institution for the care and protection of orphans.
orphanage(Noun)
Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Origin: Attested since the 1570s; .
Translations for orphanage
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
orphanage(noun)
a home for orphans.
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