Definition of orphanage

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Definition of orphanage

  • a public institution for the care of orphans (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. orphans' asylum
  • the condition of being a child without living parents (noun)

    Examples

    1. his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult

    Synonyms

    1. orphanhood

See definition of orphanage in Merriam Webster