Word: orphanage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
phan
age
Definition: A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
Morphemes:
Affix: orphan
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Deprived of parents (also orphaned ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀρφανός
Language: grc
Decoded: orphanos
Meaning: without parents, fatherless
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a place
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.