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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Her childhood was troubled, Ms. Jones said, with her first four years spent in an orphanage.
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Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Indeed, the nuns in this orphanage aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy, looking so menacing that horror appears to be their vocation.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Ethan was abandoned by his mother at birth and placed in an orphanage in Eastern Europe, his home for the next six years.
—Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The boys, 13 and 15 years old, are trapped in the Caribbean country, hiding with other children inside an orphanage surrounded by gang violence, Missy Tennant told CNN.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
It’s raised money for orphanages in Haiti, schools in Nicaragua, and held a drive for Grace Blankets — a local charity that gives free linens to NICU babies.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
General Stafford and his wife, Linda Ann (Dishman) Stafford, adopted two boys, Michael and Stas, from a Russian orphanage in 2004 with help from Colonel Leonov, who was a character witness for the couple.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The Tuesdays with Morrie author said in a post on Instagram Tuesday that a group from his orphanage, Have Faith Haiti, including him and his wife, had been evacuated and were back in the United States.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
During the Galveston Hurricane, there were around 8,000 lives lost on Galveston Island, according to the National Hurricane Center, with thousands more lives claimed on the mainland including 90 children and 10 nuns at a Catholic orphanage.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Indeed, the nuns in this orphanage aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy, looking so menacing that horror appears to be their vocation.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Ethan was abandoned by his mother at birth and placed in an orphanage in Eastern Europe, his home for the next six years.
—Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The boys, 13 and 15 years old, are trapped in the Caribbean country, hiding with other children inside an orphanage surrounded by gang violence, Missy Tennant told CNN.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
It’s raised money for orphanages in Haiti, schools in Nicaragua, and held a drive for Grace Blankets — a local charity that gives free linens to NICU babies.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
General Stafford and his wife, Linda Ann (Dishman) Stafford, adopted two boys, Michael and Stas, from a Russian orphanage in 2004 with help from Colonel Leonov, who was a character witness for the couple.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The Tuesdays with Morrie author said in a post on Instagram Tuesday that a group from his orphanage, Have Faith Haiti, including him and his wife, had been evacuated and were back in the United States.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
During the Galveston Hurricane, there were around 8,000 lives lost on Galveston Island, according to the National Hurricane Center, with thousands more lives claimed on the mainland including 90 children and 10 nuns at a Catholic orphanage.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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