Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: orphanage  orfunij
  1. The condition of being a child without living parents
    "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"
    - orphanhood
     
  2. A public institution for the care of orphans
    - orphans' asylum

Derived forms: orphanages

See also: orphan

Type of: condition, institution

Encyclopedia: Orphanage