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orphanage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
    • Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
orphanages Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

foster care · adoption

Synonyms

children's home · orphanarium

Translations (134)

dsb syrotownja (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ar مَيْتَم (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · az yettim evi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hi अनाथाश्रम (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · la orphanotrophium (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · mr अनाथाश्रम (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ka ობლობა (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ota یتیمخانه (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · is munaðarleysingjahæli (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ca orfenat (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hu árvaház (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · bg сиропита́лище (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · uz bolalar uyi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ps يتيمخانه (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · km មន្ទីរកុមារកំព្រា (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tt балалар йорты (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ru сиро́тский прию́т (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ckt яйваԓран (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · be дзіця́чы дом (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es orfanatorio (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · pt orfanato (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sk sirotinec (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ka ობოლთა თავშესაფარი (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · be прыту́лак дзіця́чы (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tg сағирхона (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · nl kindertehuis (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es casa de expósitos (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · te అనాధశరణాలయం (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ug يېتىمخانا (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sk detský domov (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ga dílleachtlann (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · fi lastenkoti (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · io orfanerio (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · gl orfanato (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es hospicio (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · th บ้านเด็กกำพร้า (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sv barnhem (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · fr maison d'enfants (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hsb dom za syroty (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · pl dom dziecka (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hy մանկատուն (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kl børnehjemmi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · fr orphelinat (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · lo ໂຮງລ້ຽງເດັກກຳພອຽ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · id panti asuhan (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · mr अनाथालय (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tr yetimhane (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · aii ܕܹܝܪ ܝܲܬܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ro orfelinat (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · lv bērnu nams (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ru прию́т для сиро́т (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tg парваришгоҳ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · uz yetimxona (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · eo orfejo (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · de Kinderheim (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hi यतीमख़ाना (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ka ობლების თავშესაფარი (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es casa cuna (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hsb syrotownja (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · vi trại trẻ mồ côi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ko 고아원 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · de Waisenhaus (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · pl sierociniec (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tk ýetimler öýi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · my မိဘမဲ့ဂေဟာ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · km និយុវដ្ឋាន (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kmr sêwîxane (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · th สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็กกำพร้า (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · el ορφανοτροφείο (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es orfelinato (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · cs sirotčinec (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · pl bidul (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · th สถานเลี้ยงเด็กกำพร้า (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ru де́тский дом (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kn ಅನಾಥಾಲಯ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ar دَار الْأَيْتَام (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · cs dětský dům (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · eu umezurztegi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · fa یَتیمخانِه (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · mk сиропита́лиште (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · az yetimxana (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hy որբանոց (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hsb dźěsćownja (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · fi orpokoti (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · cmn 兒童福利院 /儿童福利院 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ky жетимкана (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · et lastekodu (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · pdt Weisenheim (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ru детдо́м (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sh sìrotīšte (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tg ятимхона (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · cmn 育幼院 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · hi अनाथालय (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sl sirotišnica (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kl perorsaavik (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ko 보육원 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ur یَتِیم خانَہ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kk жетімхана (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · da børnehjem (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · dsb źiśeca wótwardowaŕnja (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · nci icnōpilcalli (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · uk дитя́чий буди́нок (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · be сіро́цкі дом (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · cmn 保育院 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sq jetimore (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es orfanato (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · nb barnehjem (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · nl weeshuis (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · yue 孤兒院 /孤儿院 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · lt našlaičių prieglauda (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · it orfanotrofio (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · sh сѝротӣште (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kl meeqqat angerlarsimaffiat (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ky балдар үйү (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · lo ໂຮງລ້ຽງເດັກກຳພ້າ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ja 孤児院 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · bn এতিমখানা (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tk ýetimhana (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · grc βρεφοτροφεῖον (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ru прию́т (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · ur اَناتھ آشْرَم (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · grc ὀρφανοτροφεῖον (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · az uşaq evi (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · cmn 孤兒院 /孤儿院 (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · he בֵּית יְתוֹמִים (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · fa پَرْوَرِشْگاه (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܝܲܬܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tt ятимнәр йорты (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · es inclusa (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · uk сироти́нець (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · tl bahay-ampunan (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · vi cô nhi viện (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · kn ಅನಾಥಾಶ್ರಮ (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) · mi wharepani (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)