orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯr-fə-nij 
ˈȯrf-nij
Examples of orphanage in a Sentence
After the death of his parents, he was raised in an orphanage.
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Han’s Esti is Paige’s (Washington) foster sister, who was adopted at age 4 from a Korean orphanage by Paige’s foster parents.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Plastique, who actively supports Asian and Vietnamese charities with visits and donations to local Vietnamese orphanages, is raising money for the Asian American Foundation.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 July 2024
Asiedu was sent to live in an orphanage outside Domaa-Ahenkro, 300 miles inland from Accra, the teeming capital on the coast of Ghana.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
In a 2021 interview with PEOPLE, Lana reflected on going to the country with Michelle Obama, her brother and her parents in 2019 and visiting the orphanage where the children first met their parents.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Plastique, who actively supports Asian and Vietnamese charities with visits and donations to local Vietnamese orphanages, is raising money for the Asian American Foundation.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 July 2024
Asiedu was sent to live in an orphanage outside Domaa-Ahenkro, 300 miles inland from Accra, the teeming capital on the coast of Ghana.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
In a 2021 interview with PEOPLE, Lana reflected on going to the country with Michelle Obama, her brother and her parents in 2019 and visiting the orphanage where the children first met their parents.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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