orphanage

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/
Etymologie (Engels)

Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.

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