baby hatch (English, noun)
expansion: baby hatch (plural baby hatches)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: historical
glosses: 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 modern healthcare facility for this purpose, incorporating an incubator.
tags: broadly
Forms:
form: baby hatches
tags: plural