baby hatch

English

Noun

baby hatch (plural baby hatches)

1. 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.
   1. (chiefly historical) A physical structure designated for this purpose, such as a foundling wheel.
   2. (by extension) A modern healthcare facility for this purpose, incorporating an incubator.

Synonyms

• baby box

Hyponyms

• foundling wheel

Translations

hatch for abandoned children

• Danish: babyluge c
• French: tour d’abandon (fr) m
• German: Babyklappe (de) f
• Polish: okno życia n