"baby bank" meaning in All languages combined

See baby bank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: baby banks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} baby bank (plural baby banks)
  1. An organization that provides free childcare items to those raising a baby.
    Sense id: en-baby_bank-en-noun-Gv8sEdds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. A place where unwanted infants can be anonymously left for adoption.
    Sense id: en-baby_bank-en-noun-xjATVzKS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for baby bank meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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