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orphanage in Arabic

دَار الْأَيْتَام dār al-ʔaytām

/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/

orphanage in Arabic: دَار الْأَيْتَام (dār al-ʔaytām), مَيْتَم (maytam). In English, orphanage means a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

Arabic words for orphanage

a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans
دَار الْأَيْتَام dār al-ʔaytām, مَيْتَم maytam

English meaning of orphanage

  1. noun A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
  2. noun Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

Full definition of orphanage

orphanage in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)

Synonyms of orphanage

orphanage in other languages

Questions about orphanage in Arabic

What is the meaning of orphanage in Arabic?
Orphanage in Arabic is دَار الْأَيْتَام (dār al-ʔaytām), مَيْتَم (maytam).
ما معنى كلمة orphanage؟
Orphanage: دَار الْأَيْتَام (dār al-ʔaytām), مَيْتَم (maytam).
What does orphanage mean in English?
Orphanage means a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

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