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orfelinat
orphanage /orfeliˈnat/
noun#5301 most common
Also: children's home
Example sentences
Copilul locuiește la orfelinat.
The child lives at the orphanage.
Ea a crescut într-un orfelinat.
She grew up in an orphanage.
Orfelinatul din oraș are nevoie de ajutor.
The orphanage in the city needs help.
Mulți copii din orfelinat visează să aibă o familie.
Many children from the orphanage dream of having a family.
Statul a decis să închidă orfelinatele vechi și să promoveze plasamentul familial.
The state decided to close the old orphanages and promote family placement.
Deși orfelinatele au fost considerate multă vreme soluția firească pentru copiii abandonați, cercetările din ultimele decenii au arătat efectele devastatoare ale instituționalizării asupra dezvoltării lor.
Although orphanages were long considered the natural solution for abandoned children, research in recent decades has shown the devastating effects of institutionalization on their development.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orfelinat | orfelinate |
| Genitive | orfelinatului | orfelinatelor |
| Accusative | orfelinat | orfelinate |
| Vocative | orfelinat | orfelinate |
Word family
orfanorphan
orfanăorphan (feminine)
orfaniorphans (masculine plural)
orfanotrofiuorphanage (more formal, less common synonym)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "orfelinat" from French "orphelinat". The French word comes from "orphelin" (orphan) plus the institutional suffix "-at". "Orphelin" itself traces back through Late Latin "orphanus" to Greek "orphanos", meaning bereft or deprived of parents.
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