Synonyms for foundling
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : found-ling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaʊnd lɪŋ |
Définition of foundling
Origin :- "deserted infant," c.1300, from Middle English founden "found," past participle of finden (see find (v.)) + diminutive suffix -ling. Cf. Dutch vondeling, German Findling.
- noun orphan
- I can put it for you in a breath--I am an English gentleman; you are a Dutch foundling!
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- It was she who brought up the two foundling children, Marjolin and Cadine.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- The child was left at the Foundling Hospital in my presence.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- And he certainly has a lad from the Foundling, of the age you mention, at his place.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- For might not the kitten, he thought, be more than Peggy's foundling be the other Thing disguised?
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- He brought me to the foundling asylum, where I was inscribed as No. 37.
- Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- The Foundling had become quite a pet charity with Parliament and people.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- Indeed, so disrespectful is he that I sometimes wonder if he is not a foundling.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Methuselah » by John Kendrick Bangs
- And now, that I am out of the Foundling, we must not travel quite so fast.
- Extract from : « Japhet in Search of a Father » by Frederick Marryat
- They steal from others, and are not very likely therefore to leave them at the Foundling.
- Extract from : « Japhet in Search of a Father » by Frederick Marryat
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