orphanage
noun
or·phan·age ˈȯr-fə-nij 
ˈȯrf-nij
1
: the state of being an orphan
2
: an institution for the care of orphans
Example Sentences
After the death of his parents, he was raised in an orphanage.
Recent Examples on the Web Fourteen of the devices were later exhibited at the 1904 World’s Fair, complete with actual orphanage infants tended by nurses. 
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The building already has the infrastructure for residential use, having served as an orphanage and then residential treatment center for troubled youths until 2014. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 The hike would involve community service in Tanzania, visiting a hospital and orphanage and bringing toys and sports equipment to a school. AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Intertwined with Frankie’s coming-of-age story is the tale of Pearl, the ghost of a teen who died traumatically years before and now haunts the orphanage where Frankie lives. Deborah Taylor, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Lillian was one of the smartest and most talented girls in the orphanage. Marion Winik, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 In 1942, his Jewish school was closed, leaving Carl to play chess and read books in the orphanage. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 The message says the mission's field director is working with the U.S. Embassy, and that the field director's family and one other unidentified man stayed at the ministry's base while everyone else visited the orphanage. CBS News, 18 Oct. 2021 The message says the mission’s field director is working with the U.S. Embassy, and that the field director’s family and one other unidentified man stayed at the ministry’s base while everyone else visited the orphanage. Time, 17 Oct. 2021 See More
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The building already has the infrastructure for residential use, having served as an orphanage and then residential treatment center for troubled youths until 2014. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 The hike would involve community service in Tanzania, visiting a hospital and orphanage and bringing toys and sports equipment to a school. AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Intertwined with Frankie’s coming-of-age story is the tale of Pearl, the ghost of a teen who died traumatically years before and now haunts the orphanage where Frankie lives. Deborah Taylor, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Lillian was one of the smartest and most talented girls in the orphanage. Marion Winik, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 In 1942, his Jewish school was closed, leaving Carl to play chess and read books in the orphanage. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 The message says the mission's field director is working with the U.S. Embassy, and that the field director's family and one other unidentified man stayed at the ministry's base while everyone else visited the orphanage. CBS News, 18 Oct. 2021 The message says the mission’s field director is working with the U.S. Embassy, and that the field director’s family and one other unidentified man stayed at the ministry’s base while everyone else visited the orphanage. Time, 17 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
orphan entry 1 + -age, after Middle Frenchorphelinage
First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
orphanage
noun
or·phan·age ˈȯr-fə-nij
: a place where children who have lost their parents live and are cared for