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ORPHANAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public institution for the care of orphans
Synonyms:
orphanage; orphans' asylum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("orphanage" is a kind of...):
institution (an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)
Derivation:
orphan (deprive of parents)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition of being a child without living parents
Example:
his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult
Synonyms:
orphanage; orphanhood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("orphanage" is a kind of...):
condition (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing)
Derivation:
orphan (deprive of parents)
