orphanage

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/

Definition of orphanage

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
    “Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)”
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noun

  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.

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Etymology

Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.

Anagrams of orphanage

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