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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An institution providing for the welfare of homeless, destitute, or delinquent children.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An institution for the protection and training of destitute, vagrant, truant, or vicious children: the specific name of a Roman Catholic institution in New York city.

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