| 单词 | orphanage |
| 释义 | orphanage (once / 4958 pages) n An orphanage is a place where children without parents are cared for and housed. If a child has no parents — because the parents died or lost custody — the child is considered an orphan. Orphans are parentless. An orphanage is an institution that takes care of orphans. An orphanage will care for tiny babies and also older children without parents. Orphanages care for children until they can be placed in homes and adopted. WORD FAMILYorphanage: orphanages+/orphan: orphanage, orphaned, orphanhood, orphaning, orphans USAGE EXAMPLESA charming, understated work directed by Claude Barras and set in an orphanage, it’s slated for U.S. release in late February. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) He plays Saroo, who gets separated from his family and lost on the streets of Kolkata, placed in an orphanage and adopted by Australians. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The kits also include cards said to be based on drawings by children from an orphanage. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a public institution for the care of orphans Syn|Hyper orphans' asylum institution an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated 2n the condition of being a child without living parents his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult Syn|Hyper orphanhood condition a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing |
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