Meanings
nounfoundling wheel (plural foundling wheels)
plural foundling wheels
- a revolving crib set in the wall of a church or convent, allowing an abandoned baby to be left anonymously and safely.
Synonyms: baby hatch
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna revolving crib set in the wall of a church or convent, allowing an abandoned baby to be left anonymously and safely.
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Translations
Finnish vauvaluukku
- vauvaluukkurevolving crib
French tour d'abandon
- tour d'abandonrevolving crib
Italian ruota dei trovatelli
- ruota dei trovatellirevolving crib
Portuguese roda
- rodarevolving crib
Cite this entry
APA
foundling wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foundling%20wheel
MLA
“foundling wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foundling%20wheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foundling wheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foundling%20wheel.
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