weeshuis
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of wees (“orphan”) + huis (“house, home”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]weeshuis n (plural weeshuizen, diminutive weeshuisje n)
- an orphanage
- Sommige weeshuizen zijn Dickensiaanse beerputten van kindermishandeling.
- Some orphanages are Dickensian cesspools of child abuse.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: weeshuis