foundling hospital

from 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}]

from 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]