| source : web1913 |
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.
| source : wn |
foundling
n : a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
[syn: {abandoned infant}]