orfanato

/oɾfaˈnato/ · B2 · noun · m

orphanage

orfanato — orphanage

🏠👶 orfanato = orfan(o) 'orphan' + -ato 'institution' → orphan house

Spanish orfanato is built from orfano (orphan) plus the suffix -ato, which here names a place or institution. The English cognates orphan and orphanage share the same Greek root orphanos, meaning bereaved.

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