orphanage

Pronunciation:		'orfunij
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a public institution for the care of orphans [n] the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"

	Synonyms:	orphans' asylum

	See Also:	condition, institution

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Or"phan*age\, n. 1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively. 2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.