Synonyms for orphanage
ˈɔr fə nɪdʒor·phan·age

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1. orphanagenoun

   Synonyms:
   childrens home, orphanarium

2. orphanagenoun

   A public institution for the care and protection of orphans.

   Synonyms:
   orphanarium, childrens home

3. orphanagenoun

   Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

   Synonyms:
   orphanarium, childrens home

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orphanage, orphanhoodnoun

   the condition of being a child without living parents

   "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"

   Synonyms:
   orphans' asylum, orphanhood

2. orphanage, orphans' asylumnoun

   a public institution for the care of orphans

   Synonyms:
   orphans' asylum, orphanhood

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1. Lani Dickinson:

   When I came to the orphanage, there wasn't any information left behind, a lot of my birth culture was lost and forgotten.

2. Said Thompson:

   I received a frantic message from one of [her] caretakers at the orphanage saying that there were bombs going off and they were fearful for their lives, it was beyond scary and you feel helpless. Trying to aid children from a continent away is challenging.

3. Saeed Abedini:

   He said you are here because you want to use Christianity to remove government and it was like no, I don’t want to do that, I just came here to start orphanage, loving people and share the gospel with people and just that.

4. Nate Mook:

   In Haiti, we started a bakery in an orphanage. It produced bread that generated money to reinvest back into the orphanage.

5. Georgette Mulheir:

   They pay people called' child finders' who go out into the community and essentially put pressure on parents to give them their children, they will tell parents,' you are poor, you can't afford your child's education. Give them to the orphanage. We'll make sure they have an education, have healthcare, have opportunities that you could never give them.'.