Definitions

orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /

NOUN

home

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment cabin condo condominium cottage dormitory dwelling farm hospital house hut mansion palace place residence resort shelter trailer

STRONG

abode address asylum bungalow castle cave co-op diggings digs domicile dump fireside flat habitation hangout haunt hearth hideout homestead joint manor nest pad roof roost shanty turf villa

WEAK

boarding house commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate living quarters parking place rooming house where the hat is

Antonyms

WEAK

office

NOUN

institute/institution

Synonyms

WEAK

academy association asylum business clinic college company conservatory establishment fixture foundation guild hospital school seminar seminary society system think tank university

NOUN

institution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

academy association business clinic company establishment foundation hospital institute school society system university

STRONG

asylum college conservatory fixture guild seminar seminary

Example Sentences

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Back in George Allan's organ orphanage, there is hope something might be done.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Since her deportation in August, Soumah said she has been allowed two short video calls to see Sabina, who is being kept in a Minsk orphanage.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

While Pope Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked at an orphanage in El Salvador from 2005 to 2010, according to a biography released by the New York archdiocese.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Falling debris from the destroyed Atacms on Tuesday damaged the roofs of a clinic and an orphanage and struck a private house in Voronezh, Russia said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

“The orphanage might know where. Why not try to find him?”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

orphanage

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