orphanage
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orphanage
- /ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/
Where it comes from
Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.
noun orphanages
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A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)
Similar: orphanarium, children's home
- Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nursery, home, refuge, shelter, orphan, children's home, parental home, crèche, carehouse, animal shelter, poorhouse, boys' home, approved school, orehouse, rest home, monastery
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noun a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans
| Español | orfanato, casa cuna, hospicio, orfelinato, orfanatorio, casa de expósitos |
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| 한국어 | 고아원 goawon, 보육원 boyugwon |
| 日本語 | 孤児院 kojiin |
| 中文 | 孤兒院 /孤儿院 gū'éryuàn, 保育院 bǎoyùyuàn, 兒童福利院 /儿童福利院 értóng fúlìyuàn, 育幼院 yùyòuyuàn |
| हिन्दी | अनाथाश्रम anāthāśram, अनाथालय anāthālay, यतीमख़ाना yatīmxānā |
| Português | orfanato |
| Français | orphelinat, maison d'enfants |
| Deutsch | Waisenhaus, Kinderheim |
| Italiano | orfanotrofio |
| Ελληνικά | ορφανοτροφείο orfanotrofeío |
| Română | orfelinat |
| Русский | де́тский дом détskij dom, детдо́м detdóm, прию́т для сиро́т prijút dlja sirót, прию́т prijút, сиро́тский прию́т sirótskij prijút |
| Tiếng Việt | trại trẻ mồ côi, cô nhi viện |
| العربية | دَار الْأَيْتَام dār al-ʔaytām, مَيْتَم maytam |
| עברית | בֵּית יְתוֹמִים béit yetomím |
Talk about this word "orphanage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orphanage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. orphanage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orphanage "orphanage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orphanage.Cite this
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title = {orphanage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orphanage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
