1.
[syn: creche, foundling hospital]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
foundling hospital
n 1: a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown
parents) are taken in and cared for [syn: creche,
foundling hospital]