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A home for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. Public, private, and public-private versions exist in various countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: orphanage (not always different), group home
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: orphanage, group home
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
մանկատուն
(mankatun)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Belarusian:
дзіця́чы дом
(dzicjáčy dom)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Chinese Mandarin:
孤兒院 /孤儿院
(gū'éryuàn)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Chinese Mandarin:
保育院
(bǎoyùyuàn)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Chinese Mandarin:
育幼院
(yùyòuyuàn)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Czech:
dětský domov
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Danish:
børnehjem
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Estonian:
lastekodu
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Finnish:
lastenkoti
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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French:
maison d'enfants
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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German:
Kinderheim
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Hungarian:
gyermekotthon
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Latvian:
bērnu nams
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Norwegian Bokmål:
barnehjem
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Polish:
dom dziecka
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Portuguese:
orfanato
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Russian:
де́тский дом
(détskij dom)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Russian:
детдо́м
(detdóm)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Slovak:
detský domov
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Swedish:
barnhem
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
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Ukrainian:
дитя́чий буди́нок
(dytjáčyj budýnok)
— public institution for care of children — see also orphanage
