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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They were grabbed at gunpoint after returning from visiting an orphanage.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 June 2024
Her mother volunteered at an orphanage; her father was a businessman who began work early in the morning and oversaw a factory that manufactured towels until late at night.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 June 2024
Just before his 14th birthday, Schuster and other children at his orphanage were sent to Switzerland via the Kindertransport.
—Julia Gergely, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Nell Tiger Free stars as a young American novitiate at an Italian orphanage who becomes embroiled in a rogue Catholic Church conspiracy to birth the antichrist.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 June 2024
Her mother volunteered at an orphanage; her father was a businessman who began work early in the morning and oversaw a factory that manufactured towels until late at night.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 June 2024
Just before his 14th birthday, Schuster and other children at his orphanage were sent to Switzerland via the Kindertransport.
—Julia Gergely, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Nell Tiger Free stars as a young American novitiate at an Italian orphanage who becomes embroiled in a rogue Catholic Church conspiracy to birth the antichrist.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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