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orphanage

/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/ noun B2
  1. A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)

Plural orphanages

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He’ll crack a crib in Scotland one week, and be raising money to build an orphanage in Cornwall the next.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 24 · B2

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