"baby farm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baby farms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} baby farm (plural baby farms)
  1. (informal) An institution that is paid to care for unwanted children, often doubling as an orphanage or home for unwed mothers. Tags: informal Synonyms: baby factory, baby-farm
    Sense id: en-baby_farm-en-noun-pHexogoW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "As he did a little pamphlet fell out. It was kind of pink in color. At the top it said \"Rangsit Home for Babies.\" It was a little booklet that told all about the baby farm at Rangsit. It was printed by the government of the country where Rangsit was.",
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