orphanhood

1. Lower self-esteem level and depression were proved to be inevitable consequences of AIDS orphanhood which played an important role of lower life quality. 2.
   低自尊与抑郁等不良心理状态是成为艾滋病孤儿的必然结果，对降低儿童生活质量起到重要作用。

noun

1. the condition of being a child without living parents
   1. his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult

   Synonym:    orphanage