orphanage

Questions about orphanage

What does orphanage mean?

orphanage means "the condition of being a child without living parents". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in orphanage?

orphanage has 3 syllables: or-pha-nage. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹfənədʒ/.

What is another word for orphanage?

Close synonyms include orphanhood, orphans' asylum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is orphanage a common word?

orphanage is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.