Barnardo

[bahr-nahr-doh, ber-]

noun

John Thomas,1845–1905, English physician, social reformer, and philanthropist, born in Ireland.

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Examples from the Web for barnardo

After some little time it came into the hands of the Rangoon donor who so generously presented it to Dr. Barnardo.
The Quiver, 2/1900|Various
Good-bye, old man, he said, seizing the hand of the Barnardo boy.
The Bail Jumper|Robert J. C. Stead
There remained only one thing to be doneadopt a Barnardo boy.
The Bail Jumper|Robert J. C. Stead
Barnardo died of angina pectoris in London on the 19th of September 1905.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

But the little ones—the very tiny ones, Dr. Barnardo, where do they go?
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for barnardo

Barnardo

noun

Dr Thomas John . 1845–1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for destitute children

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