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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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Albom also talks about an orphanage in Haiti he has been involved with for years, and the latest involving it.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The Italian American nun opened 67 orphanages, schools, hospitals and missionary orders before her 1917 death in Chicago.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The inspirational sports film follows Fort Worth’s Masonic Home orphanage and its football team the Mighty Mites, who once ruled Texas high school football in the 1930s and 1940s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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