Foundling synonyms

found'lĭng

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orphan
A young animal that has been prematurely separated from its parents or its mother.
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waif
A person without home or friends; esp., a homeless child
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castaway
A shipwrecked person.
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abandoned infant
a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
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normansfield (related)
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Bethlem (related)
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evelina (related)
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Foundling Sentence Examples

  • According to another account he was a foundling in the village from which he derived his name.

  • The Foundling Hospital, Guilford Street, was founded by Thomas Coram in 1739.

  • But he made himself happy with her, and (according to Rousseau's account, the accuracy of which has been questioned) five children were born to them, who were all consigned to the foundling hospital.

  • Avila also possesses an old Moorish castle (alcazar) used as barracks, a foundling hospital, infirmary, military academy, and training schools for teachers of both sexes.

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