| NOUN | state | orphanage, orphanhood | the condition of being a child without living parents |
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| artifact | orphanage, orphans' asylum | a public institution for the care of orphans |
| Sounds | ao'rfahnahjh | |
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| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| Meaning | The condition of being a child without living parents. | |
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| Example | "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" | |
| Synonym | orphanhood | |
| Broader | condition | A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing |
| Verbs | orphan | deprive of parents |
| Meaning | A public institution for the care of orphans. | |
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| Synonym | orphans' asylum | |
| Broader | institution | An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated |
| Spanish | casa cuna, hospicio, orfanato, orfelinato | |
| Catalan | orfenat | |
| Verbs | orphan | deprive of parents |
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