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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Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Originally established as an orphanage in Arcadia around the turn of the century, the children’s home had been relocated to a fifty-acre tract near Lakeland’s Lake Hunter that had been donated to support its expansion.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The couple own an orphanage in Haiti.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The 1810 building in Guadalajara’s historic center served in its earliest days as an orphanage and shelter.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Originally established as an orphanage in Arcadia around the turn of the century, the children’s home had been relocated to a fifty-acre tract near Lakeland’s Lake Hunter that had been donated to support its expansion.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The couple own an orphanage in Haiti.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The 1810 building in Guadalajara’s historic center served in its earliest days as an orphanage and shelter.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for orphanage
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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