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Noun: foundling hospital  'fawnd-ling'hós-pi-t(u)l
  1. A hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
    "In Victorian times, foundling hospitals provided care for abandoned babies";
    - crèche

Derived forms: foundling hospitals

Type of: hospital, infirmary

Encyclopedia: Foundling hospital