English Explanatory Dictionary

baby hatch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.
A physical structure designated for this purpose, such as a foundling wheel.
A modern healthcare facility for this purpose, incorporating an incubator.

Word forms

baby hatch baby hatches

Synonyms

baby box

Translations

Czech: babybox Danish: babyluge French: tour d'abandon German: Babyklappe Polish: okno życia

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