An orphan is read as feeling alone and without support, whatever your actual family. Dream books link it to self-reliance, and to a longing to be held by something larger than yourself. Being an orphan in a dream is read as feeling unprotected in a new situation, or as having to grow up fast. Caring for an orphan is taken as tending a vulnerable part of yourself, or a wish to help others. An orphanage is read as belonging to a group of people who share the same loss. Finding your parents after being an orphan is read as reconnecting with your roots. It can help to ask where you need support and have not asked for it.
When this appeared in your dream, what were you feeling?
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