Hyphenation of orphanage

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word orphanage ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

or-phan-age

Definitions of orphanage :

1.	The condition of being a child without living parents His early orphanage shaped his character as an adult
2.	A public institution for the care of orphans

Synonyms of orphanage :

noun	orphanhood, condition
noun	orphans' asylum, institution

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.