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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The boy was sent to an orphanage and then adopted in 1955.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Sear points to Lynn’s estimation of the IQ of Angola being based on information from just 19 people and that of Eritrea being based on samples of children living in orphanages.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, McClain played an instrumental role in helping to evacuate Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and a group of others working with an orphanage in Haiti after violence there shut down the country's international airport.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Sear points to Lynn’s estimation of the IQ of Angola being based on information from just 19 people and that of Eritrea being based on samples of children living in orphanages.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, McClain played an instrumental role in helping to evacuate Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and a group of others working with an orphanage in Haiti after violence there shut down the country's international airport.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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