orphanarium

noun
/ˌɔː.fəˈnɛəɹi.əm/UK/ˌɔɹ.fəˈnɛɹi.əm/US

Etymology

Apparently from orphan + -arium. First attested in the American animated sitcom Futurama.

  1. derived from *h₃órbʰos
  2. derived from ὀρφανός
  3. derived from orphanus
  4. suffixed as orphanarium — “orphan + arium

Definitions

  1. An orphanage.

    • And what of us who haven't got children of their own to beat ? ¶ Do we go without ? Or can you rent them from somewhere ? ¶ Hhmmmmmmm, time for a visit to the local orphanarium.
    • I assume its better for Lizzie to birth a kid that she barely pays attention to, or for chen to birth one out that she drops off at teh orphanarium or for carol wo have twins despite her suicidal past and her inability to support them.....
    • Not the “Tip Toe Through the Tulips” Tiny Tim (b. Herbert Khaury, who would later adopt the middle name “Buckingham”) or the Tinny Tim from the orphanarium of Futurama (1999–2003).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA