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found·ling 
[found-ling] Pronunciation Key
[found-ling] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian. |
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| found·ling
(found'lĭng) Pronunciation Key
n. A deserted or abandoned child of unknown parentage. [Middle English, from found, past participle of finden, to find; see find.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| foundling | |
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| a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown |
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Foundling
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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