Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun orphanage

2 senses of orphanage

Sense 1
orphanage, orphanhood -- (the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult")
       => condition -- (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition")

Sense 2
orphanage, orphans' asylum -- (a public institution for the care of orphans)
       => institution -- (an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)