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A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.

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  1. v. t. A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
  2. n. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
  3. A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
  4. A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent orowner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
  5. n:100 n. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown