how to pronounce orphanage

/ˈɔː.fən.ɪdʒ/

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orphanage is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of orphanage in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the children orphanage so just is it …”

meanings of orphanage

noun:

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

orphanage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word orphanage occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.