Orphanage synonyms

ôr'fə-nĭj

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foundling home
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shelter
Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather:
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children-s-home
A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them.
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orphanhood
The state of being an orphan.
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institution
An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.
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orphans' home
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asylum for orphaned children
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orphans' asylum
a public institution for the care of orphans
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school (related)
The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
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halfway house
A place where persons are aided in readjusting to society following a period of imprisonment, hospitalization, etc.
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orphange (related)
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infant school (related)
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orphan (related)
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Komari (related)
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Find another word for orphanage. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for orphanage, like: foundling home, shelter, children-s-home, orphanhood, institution, orphans' home, asylum for orphaned children, orphans' asylum, school, halfway house and orphange.
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Orphanage Sentence Examples

  • There is a theatre, an orphanage and a municipal library.

  • The Germans have an orphanage with 300 Armenian children, a carpet factory and a medical station.

  • Other buildings are the orphanage, the hospital, a house of correction for women and a music hall.

  • There is an Anglican convent of the Sisters of St Lawrence, with orphanage and school.

  • There are a large American Mission with schools, orphanage and a resident doctor, a French (Dominican) Mission with schools, and also a branch of the archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Nestorian Christians who live in the mountains to the south.

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