- orphanage
- or|phan|age [ `ɔrfənədʒ ] noun counta building where orphans live and are taken care of
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Orphanage — Жанры дэт метал готический метал Годы 1987 2005 Страна … Википедия
Orphanage — Or phan*age, n. 1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. [1913 Webster] 2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orphanage — 1570s, condition of being an orphan, from ORPHAN (Cf. orphan) (n.) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning home for orphans is from 1865 … Etymology dictionary
orphanage — ► NOUN ▪ a residential institution for the care and education of orphans … English terms dictionary
orphanage — [ôr′fən ij] n. 1. the condition of being an orphan 2. an institution that is a home for orphans … English World dictionary
Orphanage — For other uses, see Orphanage (disambiguation). Former Berlin Pankow orphanage … Wikipedia
orphanage — UK [ˈɔː(r)f(ə)nɪdʒ] / US [ˈɔrfənədʒ] noun [countable] Word forms orphanage : singular orphanage plural orphanages a building where orphans live and are looked after … English dictionary
orphanage — or|phan|age [ˈo:fənıdʒ US ˈo:r ] n a large house where children who are orphans live and are taken care of ▪ He was raised in an orphanage … Dictionary of contemporary English
orphanage — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)fənɪʤ[/t]] orphanages N COUNT An orphanage is a place where orphans live and are looked after … English dictionary
orphanage — noun (C) a place where orphan children live: He was raised in a Catholic orphanage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Orphanage (band) — Orphanage Origin Utrecht, Netherlands Genres Gothic metal, death metal, extreme metal Years active 1993–2005 Labels Nuclear Blas … Wikipedia
