Meaning of FOUNDLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'fawndling
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| | Definition: | | [n] a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown |
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| | Synonyms: | | abandoned infant |
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| | See Also: | | babe, baby, infant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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