Definitions for: Orphanage

[n] a public institution for the care of orphans
[n] the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"

Webster (1913) Definition: Or"phan*age, n.
1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans,
collectively.

2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.

Synonyms: orphans' asylum

See Also: condition, institution