orphanage

[ awr-fuh-nij ]
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noun
  1. an institution for the housing and care of orphans.

  2. the state of being an orphan; orphanhood.

  1. Archaic. orphans collectively.

Origin of orphanage

1
First recorded in 1530–40; orphan + -age

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British Dictionary definitions for orphanage

orphanage

/ (ˈɔːfənɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. an institution for orphans and abandoned children

  2. the state of being an orphan

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