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(fo̵und′liŋ′)

noun

an infant of unknown parents that has been found abandoned

Origin: ME foundeling < founde(n), pp. of finden, find + -ling

See foundling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A deserted or abandoned child of unknown parentage.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from found

Origin: , past participle of finden, to find; see find

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