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Orphanage vs Motherless - What's the difference?

orphanage | motherless |

As a noun orphanage

is a public institution for the care and protection of orphans.

As an adjective motherless is

without a living mother.

orphanage

English

Noun

(wikipedia orphanage) (en noun)
  • A public institution for the care and protection of orphans.
  • (obsolete) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

    • Synonyms

    * children's home * orphanarium

    References

    * (EtymOnLine)

    motherless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a living mother.

    • See also

    * fatherless * half orphan * maternal death * orphan * parentless