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 designer was born in 1985 and was adopted from a French orphanage at a young age and raised in Bordeaux.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
His wife, notes Fairweather, who collaborated closely with Pilecki’s relatives while researching his biography, worked as a house cleaner in a Catholic orphanage.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Her battles with narcotics and overeating stemmed partly from being abandoned to an orphanage as a child.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
No one has been spared, including orphanages and religious groups, which have been forced to evacuate.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
His wife, notes Fairweather, who collaborated closely with Pilecki’s relatives while researching his biography, worked as a house cleaner in a Catholic orphanage.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Her battles with narcotics and overeating stemmed partly from being abandoned to an orphanage as a child.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
No one has been spared, including orphanages and religious groups, which have been forced to evacuate.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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