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Definition of foundling hospital:

(N) : The (formally the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children) a children's home in London, England, founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.
(N) : A foundling hospital was originally an institution for the reception of foundlings, i.e., children who had been abandoned or exposed, and left for the public to find and save.

Definition of foundling hospital:

(N) : The (formally the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children) a children's home in London, England, founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.
(N) : A foundling hospital was originally an institution for the reception of foundlings, i.e., children who had been abandoned or exposed, and left for the public to find and save.

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