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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Its chapel had been recycled over the years to accommodate the different phases of the town, while the building itself was orphanage and facility.
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Erica Firpo, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Born in a rural Chinese village, she was abandoned and placed into an orphanage before being adopted and raised in the US.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
From there, it will be given to refugees, orphanages, unhoused people or others in need.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The production also connected .Paak with his Korean roots via his mother, who was born in South Korea during the Korean War and abandoned in an orphanage, to then grow up in the U.S. after being adopted by an African-American family.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
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Erica Firpo, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Born in a rural Chinese village, she was abandoned and placed into an orphanage before being adopted and raised in the US.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
From there, it will be given to refugees, orphanages, unhoused people or others in need.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The production also connected .Paak with his Korean roots via his mother, who was born in South Korea during the Korean War and abandoned in an orphanage, to then grow up in the U.S. after being adopted by an African-American family.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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