Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baby moses law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
baby -moses law
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statute that decriminalizes the leaving of (unharmed) infants with certain designated private persons so that they become wards of the state.

American usage

Etymology

A reference to the Biblical story, related in Exodus chapter 2, in which the baby Moses is abandoned by the river Nile and found by the pharaoh's daughter.

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Questions

What does baby moses law mean?
A statute that decriminalizes the leaving of (unharmed) infants with certain designated private persons so that they become wards of the state.
Where does baby moses law come from?
A reference to the Biblical story, related in Exodus chapter 2, in which the baby Moses is abandoned by the river Nile and found by the pharaoh's daughter.

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