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foundling definition

found·ling (fo̵und′liŋ′)

noun

an infant of unknown parents that has been found abandoned

Etymology: ME foundeling < founde(n), pp. of finden, find + -ling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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