orphanage

noun — 2 senses

orphanage

noun

/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.

1

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

  • Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)
2

Obsolete Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.