foundling
NounUS[found-ling]/ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
abandoned infant
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknownSynonyms: abandoned infantType of baby, babe
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Found′ling noun
Origin: OE. foundling, fundling; finden to find + -ling; cf. fündling, findling. See Find, transitive verb, and -ling.
A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54