Foundling Definition

foundlĭng
foundlings
noun
foundlings
An infant of unknown parents that has been found abandoned.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Foundling

Noun

Singular:
foundling
Plural:
foundlings

Origin of Foundling

  • Middle English from found past participle of finden to find find

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • found +‎ -ling

    From Wiktionary

Foundling Sentence Examples

  • According to another account he was a foundling in the village from which he derived his name.

  • The Foundling Hospital, Guilford Street, was founded by Thomas Coram in 1739.

  • But he made himself happy with her, and (according to Rousseau's account, the accuracy of which has been questioned) five children were born to them, who were all consigned to the foundling hospital.

  • Avila also possesses an old Moorish castle (alcazar) used as barracks, a foundling hospital, infirmary, military academy, and training schools for teachers of both sexes.

  • Of the sum spent by the provincial authorities, over half goes to lunatic asylums and over a quarter to the maintenance of foundling hospitals.

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Words Starting With

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GNGING

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