HyperDic: orphans[_asylum

English > 1 sense of the expression orphans' asylum:
NOUNartifactorphans' asylum, orphanagea public institution for the care of orphans
English > orphans' asylum: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA public institution for the care of orphans.
Synonymorphanage
BroaderinstitutionAn establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
Spanishcasa cuna, hospicio, orfanato, orfelinato
Catalanorfenat

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