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foundling
noun
[ ˈfaʊndlɪŋ ]
• an infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others.
Similar:
abandoned infant,
waif
,
stray
,
orphan
,
outcast
, enfant trouvé,
wastrel
,
Origin:
Middle English: from found1 (past participle) + -ling, perhaps on the pattern of Dutch vondeling .
