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orphanage
/ ˈɔːəɪ /
noun
- an institution for orphans and abandoned children
- the state of being an orphan
Word History and Origins
Origin of orphanage1
Example Sentences
The girl, who we are calling Lucy, seems to have been born in rural Nigeria in September 2022, and given to an orphanage when she was just three days old.
Internationally, SuperAdobes have been constructed not just as homes and backyard offices, but also as island resorts, women’s health clinics and orphanages.
Soon after that, his brother and sister were sent to live with their uncle in California, while Rafael — or Rafa as his siblings call him — remained the ward of an orphanage in Mexico.
They then travelled to South Korea and visited an orphanage, where they selected Inger-Tone and took her with them to Norway.
He is also visiting shelters and orphanages with Ukraine Relief's trustee, Marc Edwards - a British national who now lives in the US.
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