baby farm

baby farm
 n.β€” Β«Among many of the phrases used to describe her for her despicable crime, the 33-year-old was called a β€œbaby farm” because she appeared to deliberately increase her brood to gain more state aid.Β» β€”β€œReforms hark back to roots of the welfare state” by Laura Devlin EDP24 (Norwich, England, United Kingdom) Dec. 11, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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