orphanage

/ˈɔːrfənɪdʒ/

Syllables or·phan·age

Stress OR-phan-age

Phonics Breakdown

or

/ɔːr/

r-sound

phan

/fən/

ph sound

age

/ɪdʒ/

soft g

Meaning

a home for children whose parents are dead or absent

Sound Reference

💡

or=/ɔːr/(or) + phan=/fən/(often) + age=/ɪdʒ/(village)

Example

She grew up in an orphanage after losing her parents.