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Noun: foundling  fawnd-ling
  1. A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    - abandoned infant

Derived forms: foundlings

Type of: babe [literary], baby, bub [Austral, informal], bundle of joy, infant

Encyclopedia: Foundling

Nearest

foundation garment
foundation stone
founder
founder member
foundering
founders' share
foundery
founding
Founding Father
founding father
foundling
foundling hospital
foundress
foundry
foundry proof
fount
fountain
fountain grass
Fountain of Youth
fountain pen
fountainhead