What is Orphanage?
[[File:Handicapped and Mentally Disabled Children Association Johor Bahru.jpg|thumb|An orphanage in [[Johor]], [[Malaysia]].]] An '''orphanage''' is an [[institution]] that takes in and cares for [[orphan]]s.<ref name=MacmillanDictionaryforStudents>''Macmillan Dictionary for Students'' Macmillan, Pan Ltd. (1981), page 711. Retrieved 2010-7-21.</ref> It can also mean the state of being an orphan.<ref name=MacmillanDictionaryforStudents/> Historically it was very often the [[church]] or the state who cared for orphans.{{cn|date=January 2012}} Children in orphanages may have suffered from [[child abuse]] or [[trauma]] from their parents. ==Related pages== * [[Child abandonment]] * [[Foster care]] * [[Adoption]] == Notes and references == {{reflist}} [[Category:Accommodations]] {{stub}}