释义 |
orphanageor‧phan‧age /ˈɔːfənɪdʒ $ ˈɔːr-/ noun [countable] - Been out of the orphanage almost two years.
- Oh, he remembered honeyed, frail evenings walking in the walled grounds of the orphanage.
- That was after Mr Lewis at the orphanage died.
- The heading may also cover orphanages.
- They done tore the orphanage down.
- This Jesuit was not only a profound preacher, but the founder of orphanages and improver of prison conditions.
- Thousands of children were murdered, put in orphanages, given away or sold for adoption abroad.
- When the baby went on squalling, the orphanage offered her a substitute; she declined the offer.
► Childrenbaby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun a large house where children who are orphans live and are taken care of: He was raised in an orphanage. |