What is a deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings called?
foundling — A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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