baby hatch

English

Noun

baby hatch (plural baby hatches)

(chiefly historical) A place where a person (typically the mother) can bring a baby to abandon it so that somebody else can find and care for it.

Synonyms

baby box

Hyponyms

foundling wheel

Translations

hatch for abandoned children

Danish: babyluge c

German: Babyklappe (de) f

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