Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    Near-synonyms: orphanage (not always different), group home

    Kinderheim

    де́тский домdétskij dom, детдо́мdetdóm

    дитя́чий буди́нокdytjáčyj budýnok

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
public institution for care of children — see also orphanage:
Русский
By meaning 1
public institution for care of children — see also orphanage:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
public institution for care of children — see also orphanage:

Forms

plural: children's homes
Singularchildren's home
Pluralchildren's homes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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