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- Dictionaryorphanage/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a residential institution for the care and education of orphans.
- 2. the state or condition of being an orphan. archaic
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An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusive. There may be substance abuse or mental illness in the biological home, or the parent may simply be unwilling to care for the child. The legal responsibilit... Wikipedia