Orphanarium vs Orphanage - What's the difference?
orphanarium | orphanage |
(rare, chiefly, humorous) An orphanage.
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A public institution for the care and protection of orphans.
(obsolete) Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.
Orphanage is a synonym of orphanarium.
As nouns the difference between orphanarium and orphanage
is that orphanarium is an orphanage while orphanage is a public institution for the care and protection of orphans.orphanarium
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(en noun)Re: DEAR LURKERS, PLEASE READ!", in alt.tv.farscape, Usenet :
- And what of us who haven't got children of their own to beat ? ¶ Do we go without ? Or can you rent them from somewhere ? ¶ Hhmmmmmmm, time for a visit to the local orphanarium .
Re: *Spoiler* - episode 11", in alt.tv.er, Usenet :
- I assume its better for Lizzie to birth a kid that she barely pays attention to, or for chen to birth one out that she drops off at teh orphanarium or for carol wo have twins despite her suicidal past and her inability to support them.....
- Not the “Tip Toe Through the Tulips” Tiny Tim (b. Herbert Khaury, who would later adopt the middle name “Buckingham”) or the Tinny Tim from the orphanarium of Futurama (1999–2003).
Re: Follow-up Harry Potter chat-question", in alt.fan.harry-potter and rec.sport.football.college, Usenet :
- He pulled Riddle into Hogwarts from the orphanarium where he was abusing the other kids and stealing their stuff.
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- Instead of walking to the carnage like your average Mr. Rogers smoking a hash pipe, I dedicated a little something special to all the children back in the orphanarium .
