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   Or·phan·age

   /ˈôrf(ə)nij/

   

   noun

   • 1. a residential institution for the care and education of orphans.
   • ▪ the state or condition of being an orphan.

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   What is an orphanage?

   • An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusive.

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   Are orphans parentless?

   • Orphans are parentless. An orphanage is an institution that takes care of orphans. An orphanage will care for tiny babies and also older children without parents. Orphanages care for children until they can be placed in homes and adopted.

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   What is a private orphanage?

   • Orphanages operated by the state are generally known as juvenile homes. In addition, there is a vast number of privately run orphanages running into thousands spread across the country. These are run by various trusts, religious groups, individual citizens, citizens groups, NGO's, etc.

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   What does Orfanato mean?

   • orfanato, orfanato [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ORPHANAGE definition: 1. a home for children whose parents are dead or unable to care for them 2. a home for children….

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   An orphanage is an institution for the care of orphans, or the state of being an orphan. Learn the etymology, history, and examples of the word orphanage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   An orphanage is a home for children whose parents are dead or unable to care for them. Learn more about the meaning, usage and history of this word with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusive.

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   An orphanage is a place where children without parents are cared for and housed. If a child has no parents — because the parents died or lost custody — the child is considered an orphan. Orphans are parentless.

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   Orphanage definition: an institution for the housing and care of orphans. . See examples of ORPHANAGE used in a sentence.

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   An orphanage is a home for children whose parents are dead or unable to care for them. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

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   An orphanage is a place where children whose parents have died can live and be cared for. Britannica Dictionary provides the pronunciation, plural, and usage examples of the word orphanage.