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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of wees (“orphan”) + huis (“house, home”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeːs.ɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: wees‧huis
Noun
weeshuis n (plural weeshuizen, diminutive weeshuisje n)
- An orphanage
Sommige weeshuizen zijn Dickensiaanse beerputten van kindermishandeling.- Some orphanages are Dickensian cesspools of child abuse.
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