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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Their alternative was leaving their children on the doorsteps of orphanages.
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Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
More community efforts followed as Longo and his wife went on to create a girls’ orphanage and institutes for prisoners’ children in subsequent decades.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Vargas is a rising filmmaker who broke out with Milk Teeth, a 2020 thriller short set at an orphanage that continues to expand its reach on YouTube with over 12 million views and counting.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
This iconic New Orleans hotel previous served as a theater, an orphanage and school and a medical ward during the yellow fever epidemics, with a storied history dating back to 1817.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
More community efforts followed as Longo and his wife went on to create a girls’ orphanage and institutes for prisoners’ children in subsequent decades.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Vargas is a rising filmmaker who broke out with Milk Teeth, a 2020 thriller short set at an orphanage that continues to expand its reach on YouTube with over 12 million views and counting.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
This iconic New Orleans hotel previous served as a theater, an orphanage and school and a medical ward during the yellow fever epidemics, with a storied history dating back to 1817.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for orphanage
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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