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Definitions

orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /
NOUN
home
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment cabin condo condominium cottage dormitory dwelling farm hospital house hut mansion palace place residence resort shelter trailer
STRONG
abode address asylum bungalow castle cave co-op diggings digs domicile dump fireside flat habitation hangout haunt hearth hideout homestead joint manor nest pad roof roost shanty turf villa
WEAK
boarding house commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate living quarters parking place rooming house where the hat is
Antonyms
WEAK
office
NOUN
institute/institution
Synonyms
WEAK
academy association asylum business clinic college company conservatory establishment fixture foundation guild hospital school seminar seminary society system think tank university
NOUN
institution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
academy association business clinic company establishment foundation hospital institute school society system university
STRONG
asylum college conservatory fixture guild seminar seminary

Example Sentences

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Back in George Allan's organ orphanage, there is hope something might be done.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

According to Soumah, a woman in the hospital last summer announced to her that Sabina was being sent to an orphanage.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

While Pope Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked at an orphanage in El Salvador from 2005 to 2010, according to a biography released by the New York archdiocese.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Falling debris from the destroyed Atacms on Tuesday damaged the roofs of a clinic and an orphanage and struck a private house in Voronezh, Russia said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

“And they would bring the rice over to the orphanage for the children.”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.