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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An orphan-house; an orphanage or home for orphans.
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- noun rare The state of being an
orphan . - noun rare The losing of both
parents throughdeath . - noun rare An
institution for the care andprotection of orphans; anorphanage .
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