Antonyms for orphanages

Grammar : Noun

Spell : awr-fuh-nij

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ

office

Definition of orphanages

Origin : 1570s, "condition of being an orphan," from orphan (n.) + -age. Meaning "home for orphans" is from 1865 (earlier was orphan house, 1711).

As in institute/institution : noun organization, usually educational
As in institution : noun organization
As in home : noun place where a human lives

Example sentences :

She also attempted to relieve pauperism by the foundation of orphanages and almshouses.
Extract from : « Belgium » by Emile Cammaerts

Look at our hospitals, they say; look at our orphanages, look at our almshouses, look at our soup-kitchens.
Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote

Their most beautiful and most successful works are the orphanages which they maintain.
Extract from : « Changing China » by William Gascoyne-Cecil

She–oh, there are plenty of Homes and Orphanages where they will give her shelter.
Extract from : « A Sunny Little Lass » by Evelyn Raymond

They have schools and churches and orphanages in every part of the country.
Extract from : « Brother Francis » by Eileen Douglas

They knew what Jasmin had done to found schools, orphanages, and creches.
Extract from : « Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist » by Samuel Smiles

Some have come out of orphanages well equipped for the highest work by character and attainments.
Extract from : « Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 » by James Kennedy

Maybe if we went around to all the orphanages and hospitals and free kindergartens we could find some trace of her.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Holidays » by Annie Fellows Johnston

All twenty convents were closed, as were fifteen orphanages, sixteen church schools, and ten charitable institutions.
Extract from : « Area Handbook for Albania » by Eugene K. Keefe

The whole hope of the mission was in these orphanages, for nothing could be expected from the adult population.
Extract from : « The Jesuits, 1534-1921 » by Thomas J. Campbell

Synonyms for orphanages

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