orphan asylum
Parentless children's shelter
An orphan asylum is an institution that houses and cares for children whose parents have died or abandoned them.
The term is old-fashioned; such places are now typically called orphanages or children's homes.
The orphan asylum took in dozens of children during the epidemic.
- foundlingAbandoned child discovered
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- lost childrenMinors separated from guardians
- shelterProtected place or structure
- bedFurniture for slumber
compassion · adoption · philanthropy · solace · social reform · Victorian era · workhouse · industrial revolution · almshouse · child welfare · attachment theory · institution · identity formation · unwed mother · infant mortality · care · dormitory · children's home
orphan asylumfamily home
Residence shared by kin
family · parents · nuclear family · birth parents · birth family
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