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orphanage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun orphanage has 2 senses
- orphanage(n = noun.state) orphanhood - the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" is a kind of condition
- orphanage(n = noun.artifact) orphans' asylum - a public institution for the care of orphans; Array is a kind of institution
Derived form verb orphan1
Derived form verb orphan1
CIDE DICTIONARY
orphanage, n.
- The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. [1913 Webster]
- An institution or asylum for the care of orphans. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
orphanage, n.
1 a usu. residential institution for the care and education of orphans.
2 orphanhood.
1 a usu. residential institution for the care and education of orphans.
2 orphanhood.
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