orphanage
noun
- home for child orphans
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: Attested since the 1570s; orphan + -age.
- A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.
“Near-synonym: children's home (not always different)”
- Orphanhood; the state of being an orphan.