Foundling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deserted or abandoned child of unknown parentage.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An infant found abandoned or exposed; a child without a parent or claimant.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    infant    baby    babe   
    Cross Reference
    oblate   
    Form
    foundling wheel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    groundling   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    state-run    waif    high-security    sexpot    freshie   
     
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