FOUNDLING

foundling, abandoned infant

(noun) a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foundling (plural foundlings)

An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

Anagrams

• unfolding

Source: Wiktionary


Found"ling, n. Etym: [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to find + - ling; cf. fündling, findling. See Find, v. t., and -ling.]

Definition: A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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