orphanage
A residential institution for the care and protection of orphansA residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
» Tom was raised in an orphanage.
Том вырос в детском доме. — Netka
Том вырос в сиротском приюте. — odexed
Том виріс у дитячому будинку. — miketheknight
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)
Waisenhaus, Kinderheim
де́тский домdétskij dom, детдо́мdetdóm, прию́т для сиро́тprijút dlja sirót
дитя́чий буди́нокdytjáčyj budýnok, сироти́нецьsyrotýnecʹ
a public institution for the care of orphans
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Examples
105 sentencesTom was raised in an orphanage.
Том виріс у дитячому будинку. — miketheknight
ruТом вырос в детском доме. — Netka
Tom grew up in an orphanage.
ruТом вырос в детском доме. — Netka
I was raised in an orphanage.
I met Tom at the orphanage.
Tom delivered the package to the orphanage.
Translations
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Origin
Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.
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Forms
plural: orphanages| Singular | orphanage |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a public institution for the care of orphans:orphans' asylum
- the condition of being a child without living parents:orphanhood
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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