orphanarium
UK/ˌɔː.fəˈnɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌɔɹ.fəˈnɛɹi.əm/
orphanarium noun: an orphanage.
Noun
orphanarium (plural orphanariums)
- An orphanage.
- And what of us who haven't got children of their own to beat ? ¶ Do we go without ? Or can you rent them from somewhere ? ¶ Hhmmmmmmm, time for a visit to the local orphanarium.2001, Mark Morrison, “Re: DEAR LURKERS, PLEASE READ!”, in alt.tv.farscape (Usenet)
- I assume its better for Lizzie to birth a kid that she barely pays attention to, or for chen to birth one out that she drops off at teh orphanarium or for carol wo have twins despite her suicidal past and her inability to support them.....2002 November 1, Rap, “Re: *Spoiler* - episode 11”, in alt.tv.er (Usenet)
Examples of orphanarium in a sentence
- Herbert Khaury, who would later adopt the middle name “Buckingham”) or the Tinny Tim from the orphanarium of Futurama (1999–2003).2006, Stephen Graham Jones, Demon Theory, MacAdam/Cage, →ISBN, page 256:
- He pulled Riddle into Hogwarts from the orphanarium where he was abusing the other kids and stealing their stuff.2007, James Schrumpf, "Re: Follow-up Harry Potter chat-question", in alt.fan.harry-potter and rec.sport.football.college, Usenet
- Rogers smoking a hash pipe, I dedicated a little something special to all the children back in the orphanarium.2010, Matthew Collins, Geoffrey Collins, The Ultimate Zombie Hunter's Handbook, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 61:
Forms of orphanarium
| plural | orphanariums |
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Origin of orphanarium
Apparently from orphan + -arium. First attested in the American animated sitcom Futurama.
Words that rhyme with orphanarium
- columbarium
- tepidarium
- caldarium
- sacrarium
- -arium
- herbarium
- necessarium
- ocularium
- samarium
- vestiarium
- acarinarium
- allylsamarium
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- antiquarium
- aquaterrarium
- argentarium
- armamentarium
- ascidiarium
- avicularium
- balsamarium
- bullarium
- bunarium
- calendarium
- calidarium
- calvarium
- canarium
- chilarium
- cibarium
- cinerarium
- clavicularium
- cochlearium
- collectarium
- collunarium
- cometarium
- conarium
- demecarium
- dibarium
- disamarium
- disciplinarium
- dissepimentarium
- emissarium
- evangelarium
- formicarium
- frigidarium
- fusarium
- gerbilarium
- germarium
- glaciarium
- glirarium
- gnathochilarium
- herpetarium
- hexabarium
- imaginarium
- insectarium
- Intermarium
- intracalvarium
- itinerarium
- juvenarium
- lactarium
- lararium
- larvarium
Questions about orphanarium
- What does orphanarium mean?
- Orphanarium means an orphanage.
- How do you use orphanarium in a sentence?
- Herbert Khaury, who would later adopt the middle name “Buckingham”) or the Tinny Tim from the orphanarium of Futurama (1999–2003).
- What part of speech is orphanarium?
- Orphanarium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce orphanarium?
- Orphanarium is pronounced /ˌɔː.fəˈnɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of orphanarium?
- The plural of orphanarium is orphanariums.
Words near orphanarium in the dictionary
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