Associations to the word «Orphanage»

Wiktionary

ORPHANAGE, noun. A public institution for the care and protection of orphans.
ORPHANAGE, noun. (obsolete) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

Dictionary definition

ORPHANAGE, noun. The condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult".
ORPHANAGE, noun. A public institution for the care of orphans.

Wise words

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