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  1. orphanage:


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Detailed Synonyms for orphanage in English

orphanage:

orphanage [the ~] nom

  1. the orphanage
    the orphanage; the orphan home
  2. the orphanage
    – a public institution for the care of orphans 1
    the orphanage; the orphans' asylum
    – a public institution for the care of orphans 1
  3. the orphanage
    – the condition of being a child without living parents 1
    the orphanage; the orphanhood
    – the condition of being a child without living parents 1
    • orphanage [the ~] nom
      • his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult1
    • orphanhood [the ~] nom

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Related Definitions for "orphanage":

  1. a public institution for the care of orphans1
  2. the condition of being a child without living parents1
    • his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult1