foundling (noun)

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• foundling — ► NOUN ▪ an infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others …   English terms dictionary

• foundling hospital — noun a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for • Syn: ↑creche • Hypernyms: ↑hospital, ↑infirmary * * * noun : an institution for foundlings * * * an institutional home for foundlings. [1750 60] *… …   Useful english dictionary

• foundling — noun an abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place. In foundling hospitals, and among the children brought up by parish charities, the mortality is still greater than among those of the common… …   Wiktionary

• foundling — noun Date: 14th century an infant found after its unknown parents have abandoned it …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foundling wheel — noun a revolving crib set in the wall of a church or convent, allowing an abandoned baby to be left anonymously and safely. Syn: baby hatch …   Wiktionary

• foundling — noun an infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others. Origin ME: from found1 (past participle) + ling …   English new terms dictionary

• foundling — noun (C) old use / faUndlIN/ a baby who has been left by its parents, and is found and looked after by other people …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• foundling — noun it was during the Depression that Mrs. Aronson took in eight little foundlings and raised them as her own Syn: abandoned infant, waif, stray, orphan, outcast …   Thesaurus of popular words

• foundling — UK [ˈfaʊndlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms foundling : singular foundling plural foundlings mainly literary a baby that is left in a public place, so that it can be found by someone who will look after it …   English dictionary

• foundling — found|ling [ faundlıŋ ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a baby that is left in a public place, so that it can be found by someone who will take care of it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• foundling — /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ / (say fowndling) noun an infant found abandoned; a child without a parent or guardian. {Middle English found(e)ling, from founde(n), past participle of find (verb) + ling1} …