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baby farmernoun
someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee
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baby farmernoun
One who keeps a baby farm.
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baby farmer
Baby farming is the historical practice of accepting custody of an infant or child in exchange for payment in late-Victorian Britain and, less commonly, in Australia and the United States. If the infant was young, this usually included wet-nursing (breast-feeding by a woman not the mother). Some baby farmers "adopted" children for lump-sum payments, while others cared for infants for periodic payments.
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A baby farmer is a term associated with historical childcare practice particularly common in late Victorian era Britain and, to a lesser extent, other countries. It refers to a person who, for a one-time or regular fee, would take in and care for an infant or young child, often in circumstances where the parent or parents were unable to care for the child themselves. This arrangement was often informal and unregulated, and unfortunately, the conditions could be negligent or abusive due to greed, lack of resources, or insufficient oversight. In some notorious cases, baby farming led to neglect, maltreatment, or even murder of the infants.
Webster Dictionary
Baby farmer
one who keeps a baby farm
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of baby farmer in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of baby farmer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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