 የሕፃናት ማሳደጊያ ቤት ወላጅ አልባ ወላጆቻቸውንና ሌሎች ከባዮሎጂካዊ ቤተሰቦቻቸው ለተለዩ ሌሎች ሕፃናት እንክብካቤ የሚደረግበት የመኖሪያ ተቋም ወይም የቡድን ቤት ነው ።
Historically, an orphanage was a residential institution, or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and other children who were separated from their biological families.