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orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij]

noun

  1. an institution for the housing and care of orphans.

  2. the state of being an orphan; orphanhood.

  3. Archaic.orphans collectively.



orphanage

/ ˈɔːəɪ /

noun

  1. an institution for orphans and abandoned children

  2. the state of being an orphan

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of orphanage1

First recorded in 1530–40; orphan + -age
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"I wanted to save the world, work with animals, orphanages, be moving all the time," she said.

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While in Ghana, Frimpong visited an orphanage in the capital Accra and was moved by what he saw.

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For decades, she and her husband visited police stations and orphanages, put up flyers, and went on television appealing for information.

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The girl, who we are calling Lucy, seems to have been born in rural Nigeria in September 2022, and given to an orphanage when she was just three days old.

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Internationally, SuperAdobes have been constructed not just as homes and backyard offices, but also as island resorts, women’s health clinics and orphanages.

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