The meaning of Foundling

Foundling – definition

noun
An infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others.
Usage examples:
The hospital was the parent of all foundlings admitted until they reached the age of 21, overseers …
Synonims:
Abandoned infant Waif Stray Orphan Outcast Enfant trouvé Wastrel

noun
A young child who is left by its parents and then found and cared for by someone else

Foundling translation into English

Foundling: translate from English into Chinese

弃儿

Foundling: translate from English into Dutch

Vondeling

Foundling: translate from English into French

Enfant trouvé

Foundling: translate from English into German

Findling

Foundling: translate from English into Hindi

त्यक्त शिशु

Foundling: translate from English into Italian

Trovatello

Foundling: translate from English into Korean

새끼

Foundling: translate from English into Russian

Найденыш, Подкидыш

Foundling: translate from English into Spanish

Huérfano, Niño expósito

Word origin

Middle English: from found1 (past participle) + -ling, perhaps on the pattern of Dutch vondeling .

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Foundling – similar words

foundlings

noun
An infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others.
Usage examples:
The hospital was the parent of all foundlings admitted until they reached the age of 21, overseers …

noun
A young child who is left by its parents and then found and cared for by someone else

All meanings and translations of Foundlings

Foundling synonims

orphan

noun
A child whose parents are dead.
Usage examples:
He was left an orphan as a small boy

verb
Make (a child) an orphan.
Usage examples:
John was orphaned at 12

noun
A child whose parents are dead
Usage examples:
She was orphaned at an early age.

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outcast

noun
A person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group.
Usage examples:
She went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight

adjective
(of a person) rejected or ostracized.
Usage examples:
They can be made to feel outcast and inadequate

noun
A person who is not accepted or has no place in society or in a particular group
Usage examples:
A social outcast

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stray

verb
Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
Usage examples:
Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray

adjective
Not in the right place; separated from the group or target.
Usage examples:
He pushed a few stray hairs from her face

noun
A stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.
Usage examples:
The former stray, who had been mr boffey's companion for the past three years, was later found unha…

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waif

noun
A homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.
Usage examples:
She is foster mother to various waifs and strays

All meanings and translations of Waif

wastrel

noun
A wasteful or good-for-nothing person.
Usage examples:
I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son

noun
A person who does nothing positive with their life, making no use of their abilities or the opportunities that are offered to them

All meanings and translations of Wastrel

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