foundling
Meanings
Plural: foundlings
Noun
- a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English foundlyng, fondeyng, variants of Middle English fyndling, fyndlyng. By surface analysis, found + -ling.
Synonyms
abandoned infant
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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