orphanage

/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

new, next

VERB + ORPHANAGE

back, born, build, donate, kids, opened, package, raised

ORPHANAGE + NOUN

boston, he'd, week

PREP.

from, in, in, up

ADV.

away

noun

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)

Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

noun — the condition of being a child without living parents

Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)

Wiktionary

He delivered the package to the orphanage.

Tatoeba · #296146

I was raised in an orphanage in Boston.

Tatoeba · #953711

Tom volunteered to help raise money for a new orphanage.

Tatoeba · #1092586

Tom had a hard time raising enough money build the orphanage he'd promised to build.

Tatoeba · #1093883

Tom grew up in an orphanage.

Tatoeba · #1093898

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In some senses, orphanage is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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