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Orphanage

Orphanage Meaning & Definition
Orphanage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Orphanage?

[n] a public institution for the care of orphans
[n] the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Orphanage: orphans' asylum

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See Also | condition | institution

Orphanage In Webster's Dictionary

\Or"phan*age\, n. 1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. 2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.

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