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FOUNDLING

Pronunciation (US):

• FOUNDLING (noun)
The noun FOUNDLING has 1 sense:

1. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

Familiarity information: FOUNDLING used as a noun is very rare.

• FOUNDLING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

abandoned infant; foundling

Hypernyms ("foundling" is a kind of...):

babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)

"In for a penny, in for a pound."
(English proverb)
"Who has no heart, has no heels."
(Albanian proverb)
"Dogs bark, but the caravan moves on."
(Arabic proverb)
"Well started is half won."
(Dutch proverb)

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