Found 2 items, similar to Foundling hospital.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: foundling hospital
foundling hospital
n : a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown
parents) are taken in and cared for [syn:
creche]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Foundling hospital
Foundling
\Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to
find + -ling; cf. f["u]ndling, findling. See
Find, v. t.,
and
-ling.]
A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent
or owner.
[1913 Webster]
Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
[1913 Webster]