Plural of orphanage

Forms of orphanage

Orphanages in a sentence

• A publishing house, another convent, and a collection of orphanages for boys and girls were located here.2004, Eric N Danielson, Shanghai and the Yangzi Delta, volume 1, Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 136. From the entry Zikawei
• Shortly thereafter the orphanages were moved to Zikawei.2015, D. E. Mungello, The Catholic Invasion of China: Remaking Chinese Christianity, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 24. From the entry Zikawei
• There have been studies showing that orphanages in parts of China are nothing more than torture chambers at best.2005, Andrea Barnes, The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law, page 388. From the entry dying room
• By late August, over twenty-five Catholic orphanages had been attacked, and the nation-wide campaign was in full swing.1953, Gretta Palmer, God's Underground in Asia, New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 205. From the entry Hoihow
• Thousands of children were orphaned by the war, and the Church opened camps and orphanages for their care.1943, Beyond the Eight Horizons, page 49. From the entry Lichwan

Meaning of orphanage

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

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Questions about the plural of orphanage

What is the plural of orphanage?

The plural of orphanage is orphanages.

Is orphanage countable?

Orphanage is a countable and uncountable noun.