foundling
Use foundling in a sentence
lɪŋ noun
an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian.
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| —n | |
| an abandoned infant whose parents are not known | |
| [C13: foundeling; see | |
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foundling
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Word Origin & History
foundling
"deserted infant," c.1300, from M.E. founden "found," pp. of finden (see find) + dim. suffix -ling.
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Example sentences
It is quite heavy and they put it on a table, and soon discover that it contains a foundling.
In the foundling home, many nursing infants died of childbed fever.
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