What does foundling mean?

n. A child who has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by someone else.

foundling

🇺🇸 /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/

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noun

A child who has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by someone else.

The kind woman took in the foundling and raised her as her own.

A child who has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by someone else.