foundling (redirected from foundlings)

found·ling  (foundlng)

n.

A deserted or abandoned child of unknown parentage.

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[Middle English, from found, past participle of finden, to find; see find.]

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foundling [ˈfaʊndlɪŋ]

n

an abandoned infant whose parents are not known

[foundeling; see find]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foundling - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown abandoned infant babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"

Translations

foundling [ˈfaʊndlɪŋ]

A. N → niño/a m/f expósito/a, inclusero/a m/f

B. CPD foundling hospital N → inclusa f

foundling

n → Findling m, → Findelkind nt; foundling hospital → Findelhaus nt, → Findelheim nt

foundling [ˈfaʊndlɪŋ] n → trovatello/a

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foundling [ˈfaʊndlɪŋ] n → trovatello/a