orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
| \ ˈȯr-fə-nij
, ˈȯrf-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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According to the story, which can still be found online, Chuck E. Cheese grew up in an orphanage called St. Marinara’s. — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, "The Dark Origin Story Behind the Chuck E. Cheese Mascot Has Been Brought to Light," 23 Aug. 2019 Garrett had read that Jolie’s son Pax was adopted from an orphanage that also cared for some children who had been born with HIV. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "Meet Glamour's 2019 College Women of the Year," 11 June 2019 Not the fire that caused damage to his legs at the tail end of the country’s 14-year civil war, nor the day Sterling picked him up from the orphanage. — J.c. Carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Lake Brantley tailback Amani Brown thrives despite losing right foot as a child," 15 June 2018 From that single orphanage, Maestro Cares was born. — Leila Cobo, Billboard, "Good Deeds You Can Touch: Henry Cardenas Talks About the Tangible Change of His Maestro Cares Foundation With Marc Anthony," 8 Mar. 2018 He and his sister were sent to an orphanage where Flynn slept on a thin mattress in a room with 30 other children and showered once a week. — Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, "San Jose man serially abused by adoptive parents gets $28 million judgment," 8 Aug. 2019 In the show, a young girl named Annie is in an orphanage run by the musical’s antagonist, Miss Hannigan. — Mark Kellam, Glendale News-Press, "Musical ‘Annie’ takes center stage at local theater," 6 Aug. 2019 My mother had grown up in an orphanage in Jersey City when her Russian-immigrant mother was too poor to take care of her. — Longreads, "An Ocean Away From the Sanctuary of Manhattan, Signs of Peaceful Coexistence," 29 July 2019 That November, a group that included South Main members Henry and Maggie Hill traveled with Buckner to serve at Russian orphanages. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "A Mission of Love: Church collects shoes for children," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orphanage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for orphanage
orphanage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of orphanage
: a place where children whose parents have died can live and be cared for : a home for orphans
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orphanage
noun
or·phan·age
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Kids Definition of orphanage
: a place where children who have lost their parents live and are cared for
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