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Meaning of ORPHANAGE

Pronunciation:  'orfunij

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a public institution for the care of orphans
  2. [n]  the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"
 

ORPHANAGE is a 9 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: orphans' asylum
 
 See Also: condition, institution

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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