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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Bosley's Place, a neonatal puppy rescue and orphanage based in metro Atlanta, is celebrating one of its own competing in Puppy Bowl XXII, the annual animal adoption showcase airing alongside the Super Bowl.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Studies of the zoo’s young elephants is shared with the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the hopes of delivering care to elephant youth to prevent orphanage.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Her beloved Volkswagen Bug ended up in a photograph on the cover of Maclean's magazine attached to a story about the orphanage.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Yasmin Fedda Development, documentary, 75 min Uncovering the story of the visionary agricultural orphanage the Farm School of Deir Amro in Palestine in the 1940s through a collage of archive film, first person testimony, official documents and personal photographs.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Studies of the zoo’s young elephants is shared with the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the hopes of delivering care to elephant youth to prevent orphanage.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Her beloved Volkswagen Bug ended up in a photograph on the cover of Maclean's magazine attached to a story about the orphanage.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Yasmin Fedda Development, documentary, 75 min Uncovering the story of the visionary agricultural orphanage the Farm School of Deir Amro in Palestine in the 1940s through a collage of archive film, first person testimony, official documents and personal photographs.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Orphanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orphanage. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
ˈȯrf-(ə-)nij
: an institution for the care of orphans
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