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Orphanage

Noun CEFR B2

ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolcasa cuna casa de expósitos hospicioinclusa orfanato orfanatorio orfelinato

Françaismaison d'enfants orphelinat

DeutschKinderheim Waisenhaus

42 more languages

العربيةدَار الْأَيْتَام ملجأ الأيتام ميتم

Azərbaycan diliyetimxana

Bosanskisirotište сиротиште

Catalàorfenat

Češtinasirotčinec

Danskbørnehjem

Ελληνικάορφανοτροφείο

Esperantoorfejo

Euskaraumezurztegi

فارسیپرورشگاه یتیمخانه

Suomilastenkoti orpokoti

Gaeilgedílleachtlann

Gàidhligdìlleachdanachd dìlleachdas

Galegoorfanato

हिन्दीअनाथ आश्रम अनाथालय यतीमख़ाना

Hrvatskisirotište сиротиште

Magyarárvaház

Հայերենմանկատուն որբանոց

Bahasa Indonesiapanti asuhan

Íslenskamunaðarleysingjahæli

Italianoorfanotrofio

日本語孤児院養育院養護施設

ქართულიობლობა

ភាសាខ្មែរនិយុវដ្ឋាន មន្ទីរកុមារកំព្រា

한국어고아원 보육원

Latviešubērnu nams

Македонскисиропиталиште

मराठीअनाथालय अनाथाश्रम

မြန်မာမိဘမဲ့ဂေဟာ

Nederlandskindertehuis weeshuis

Polskibidul dom dziecka ochronaochronka sierociniec

Portuguêsorfanato

Românăorfelinat

Русскийдетдом детский дом приютприю́т для сиро́т сиро́тский прию́т

Slovenčinadetský domov

Српскиsirotište сиротиште

Svenskabarnhem

ไทยบ้านเด็กกำพร้า

Tagalogbahay-ampunan

Türkçeyetimhane

اردواناتھ آشرم

Tiếng Việtcô nhi viện trại trẻ mồ côi

Examples

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

CEFR level

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

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