orphanage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
orphanage (countable and uncountable, plural orphanages)
- A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
- (obsolete) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans
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References[edit]
- Douglas Harper, “orphanage”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.