ORPHANAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A public institution for the care of orphans

Synonyms:

orphanage; orphans' asylum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("orphanage" is a kind of...):

institution (an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)

Derivation:

orphan (deprive of parents)

Meaning:

The condition of being a child without living parents

Example:

his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult

Synonyms:

orphanage; orphanhood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("orphanage" is a kind of...):

condition (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing)

Derivation:

orphan (deprive of parents)