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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On one of his first forays into Baja, Mexico, Brady met some people who run an orphanage in Mulegé, a small town on the Sea of Cortez.
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Russian officials have made similar comments after strikes hit a children’s hospital in Kyiv, a playground in Kryvyi Rih and an orphanage in Sumy.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Both were placed in orphanages but only Lillian was adopted.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Jae-yi uses her time and energy to start an orphanage.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Russian officials have made similar comments after strikes hit a children’s hospital in Kyiv, a playground in Kryvyi Rih and an orphanage in Sumy.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Both were placed in orphanages but only Lillian was adopted.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Jae-yi uses her time and energy to start an orphanage.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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