orphanage
nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ//
A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
noun
- 1
A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)
- 2
obsoleteOrphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Etymology
Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.
Forms
- plural
- orphanages
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