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Definition of foundling noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

foundling

noun

/ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/

/ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/

(old-fashioned)

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a baby who has been left by its parents and who is found and taken care of by somebody else
Word OriginMiddle English: from found (past participle of find) + -ling, perhaps on the pattern of Dutch vondeling.

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