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foundling hospital

found·ling hos·pi·tal
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [found-ling hos-pi-tl]
    • /ˈfaʊnd lɪŋ ˈhɒs pɪ tl/
    • /ˈfaʊnd.lɪŋ ˈhɒspɪtl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [found-ling hos-pi-tl]
    • /ˈfaʊnd lɪŋ ˈhɒs pɪ tl/

Definition of foundling hospital words

  • noun foundling hospital an institutional home for foundlings. 1

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Origin of foundling hospital

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60

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Parts of speech for Foundling hospital

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foundling hospital popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

foundling hospital usage trend in Literature

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