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orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /




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Kenneth, who was put in an orphanage, has remained an orphan ever since.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Eleven-year-old Margot “Meg” Lefleur, one of the two narrators of Kathryn Stockett’s historical novel “The Calamity Club,” has been a resident of an orphanage in Oxford, Miss., since 1931—two miserable years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

According to Soumah, a woman in the hospital last summer announced to her that Sabina was being sent to an orphanage.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 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

Susanna and your father had chosen to give you a chance at something other than Penikese or an orphanage, and that letter meant you had arrived safely in a better place.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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