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orphanage

Noun

or=phan=age

WORDNET DICTIONARY

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

Derived form verb orphan₁

orphanage(n = noun.artifact) orphans' asylum - a public institution for the care of orphans; Array

is a kind of institution

Derived form verb orphan₁

orphanage, n.

The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. [1913 Webster]
An institution or asylum for the care of orphans. [1913 Webster]

orphanage, n.
1 a usu. residential institution for the care and education of orphans.
2 orphanhood.

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