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Foundling

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

    "foundling hospital"

  2. 2
    a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English foundlyng, fondeyng, variants of Middle English fyndling, fyndlyng. By surface analysis, found + -ling.

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