English Explanatory Dictionary

dying room

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A room in a Chinese orphanage where unwanted children are left to die from neglect.

Word forms

dying room dying rooms

Etymology

Probably introduced or popularized by the 1995 television documentary The Dying Rooms.

Related words

living room
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