Orphanage
['ɔːf(ə)nɪdʒ] or ['ɔrfənɪdʒ]
Definition
(noun.) a public institution for the care of orphans.
(noun.) the condition of being a child without living parents; 'his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult'.
Editor: Vlad--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.
(n.) An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.
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