About The Word Foundling
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Foundling
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What's The Definition Of Foundling?
[n] a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
Synonyms | Synonyms for Foundling: abandoned infant Related Terms | Find terms related to Foundling: bonus | buried treasure | castaway | castoff | derelict | discard | discovery | dogie | find | finding | flotsam | flotsam and jetsam | gravy | jetsam | junk | lagan | orphan | outcast | refuse | reject | rubbish | stray | trash | treasure trove | trouvaille | trove | waif | waifs | waifs and strays | wastrel | windfall | windfall money | windfall profit See Also | babe | baby | infant Foundling In Webster's Dictionary \Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to
find + -ling; cf. f["u]ndling, findling. See {Find}, v. t.,
and {-ling}.]
A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent
or owner.
{Foundling hospital}, a hospital for foundlings.
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