ALL meanings of foundling
found·ling
F f - noun foundling an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian. 1
- noun foundling abandoned child 1
- noun foundling An infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others. 1
- countable noun foundling A foundling is a baby that has been abandoned by its parents, often in a public place, and that has then been found by someone. 0
- noun foundling an abandoned infant whose parents are not known 0
- noun foundling an infant of unknown parents that has been found abandoned 0
- noun foundling An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place. 0