ORPHANAGE

orphanage, orphans' asylum

(noun) a public institution for the care of orphans

orphanage, orphanhood

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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

• children's home

• orphanarium

Anagrams

• harpagone

Source: Wiktionary

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Or"phan*age, n.

1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.

2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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