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How to pronounce orphanage in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms orphans' asylum
Type of institution
Derivation orphan
Type Words
Synonyms orphanhood
Type of condition
Derivation orphan


his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult.

Examples of orphanage

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Six years ago, the orphanage moved to the new Jewish community centre in Moscow.
From the jewishnews.net.au
She missed all those kids from her orphanage and really wanted to play that day.
From the sacbee.com
Drive up to it today, and it looks rather stern and grey, like a posh orphanage.
From the independent.co.uk
We met with Mrs. Roy, the woman who has run the orphanage for the last 20 years.
From the ocregister.com
Unable to support Reese and a brother, his mother took the boys to an orphanage.
From the kentucky.com
The orphanage is surrounded by high hills covered with graves and stone markers.
From the washingtonpost.com
Anglin has been touched by the plight of the children who come to the orphanage.
From the ocregister.com
She was looking forward to returning to her orphanage, which she considers home.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The child is then rescued by a man who is a staff member of an orphanage nearby.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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