MeSH definition : Institutions for the housing and care of orphans, foundlings, and abandoned children.
They have existed as such since the medieval period but the heading is applicable
to such usage also in modern parlance.;
MeSH synonym : orphanage;
MeSH annotation : hist or modern usage;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphanages;
Institutions for the housing and care of orphans, foundlings, and abandoned children.
They have existed as such since the medieval period but the heading is applicable
to such usage also in modern parlance.
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