orphanage Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the condition of being a child without living parents
orphanhood.
- his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult
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noun a public institution for the care of orphans
orphans' asylum.
WordNet
Or"phan*age noun
Definitions
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The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. -
An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.