children's home
A home for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no…A home for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. Public, private, and public-private versions exist in various countries.
Meaning
1 sensesA home for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. Public, private, and public-private versions exist in various countries.
Near-synonyms: orphanage (not always different), group home
Kinderheim
де́тский домdétskij dom, детдо́мdetdóm
дитя́чий буди́нокdytjáčyj budýnok
Translations
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Forms
plural: children's homes| Singular | children's home |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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