An orphanage is a large house where children with no parents — or none who can look after them — live together and are cared for.

An orphanage is a large houseOrphanage（孤兒院）是一種大房子，where children with no parents — or none who can look after them —沒有父母，或父母沒辦法照顧他們的孩子 live together and are cared for住在一起、被照顧的地方。

You see the word a lot in older stories, news about the past, and charity talk. It is still understood, but it can feel a bit cold or old-fashioned.

You see the word a lot這個字常出現 in older stories, news about the past, and charity talk在老故事、講過去的新聞，還有慈善話題裡。It is still understood現在還是聽得懂，but it can feel a bit cold or old-fashioned但可能會讓人覺得有點冷淡或過時。

Today people often say children’s home, because it sounds more like a place to live and less like a label.

Today people often say children's home現在人們常說children's home（兒童之家），because it sounds more like a place to live因為聽起來比較像一個生活的地方 and less like a label而不太像一個標籤。

Though actually, many children in such places are not “orphans” in the strict sense: a parent may still be alive, but cannot raise the child. The building is the orphanage; each child is an orphan, if that word fits.

Though actually不過其實，many children in such places這種地方裡的很多孩子 are not "orphans" in the strict sense嚴格來說不算「orphan（孤兒）」：a parent may still be alive父母可能還活著，but cannot raise the child只是沒辦法養這個孩子。The building is the orphanage這棟建築物是orphanage（孤兒院）；each child is an orphan每個孩子則是orphan（孤兒），if that word fits如果這個詞用得上的話。