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Meaning of Orphanage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية دَار الْأَيْتَام ملجأ الأيتام ميتم
Azərbaycanca yetimxana
Bosanski sirotište сиротиште
Català orfenat
Čeština sirotčinec
Dansk børnehjem
Deutsch Kinderheim Waisenhaus
Ελληνικά ορφανοτροφείο
Esperanto orfejo
Español casa cuna casa de expósitos hospicio inclusa orfanato orfanatorio orfelinato
Euskara umezurztegi
فارسی پرورشگاه یتیمخانه
Suomi lastenkoti orpokoti
Français maison d'enfants orphelinat
Gaeilge dílleachtlann
Galego orfanato
हिन्दी अनाथ आश्रम अनाथालय यतीमख़ाना
Hrvatski sirotište сиротиште
Magyar árvaház
Հայերեն մանկատուն որբանոց
Bahasa Indonesia panti asuhan
Íslenska munaðarleysingjahæli
Italiano orfanotrofio
日本語 孤児院 養育院 養護施設
ქართული ობლობა
ខ្មែរ និយុវដ្ឋាន មន្ទីរកុមារកំព្រា
한국어 고아원 보육원
Latviešu bērnu nams
Македонски сиропиталиште
मराठी अनाथालय अनाथाश्रम
မြန်မာဘာသာ မိဘမဲ့ဂေဟာ
Nederlands kindertehuis weeshuis
Polski bidul dom dziecka ochrona ochronka sierociniec
Português orfanato
Română orfelinat
Русский детдом детский дом приют прию́т для сиро́т сиро́тский прию́т
Slovenčina detský domov
Српски sirotište сиротиште
Svenska barnhem
ไทย บ้านเด็กกำพร้า
Tagalog bahay-ampunan
Türkçe yetimhane
اردو اناتھ آشرم
Tiếng Việt cô nhi viện trại trẻ mồ côi

Examples

“Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Orphanages orphanarium orphancy orphandom orphane Orphaned

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