Noun: orphanage or-fu-nij
- A public institution for the care of orphans
"In the 19th century, orphanages were common in many cities";
- orphans' asylum [archaic]
- The condition of being a child without living parents
"his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult";
- orphanhood
Derived forms: orphanages
Type of: condition, institution
Encyclopedia: Orphanage