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Definition of Foundling

Foundling
Foundling Found"ling, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to find + -ling; cf. f["u]ndling, findling. See Find, v. t., and -ling.] A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.

Meaning of Foundling from wikipedia

- Look up foundling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Foundling or The Foundling may refer to: Foundling hospital, an institution where abandoned children...
- The Foundling Hospital (formally the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children) was a children's home in London...
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman...
- referred to as "throwaway" children). An abandoned child is referred to as a foundling (as opposed to a runaway or an orphan). Baby dumping refers to parents...
- The Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square, London, tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for children at risk of abandonment....
- A foundling hospital was originally an institution for the reception of foundlings, i.e., children who had been abandoned or exposed, and left for the...
- Foundling Mick (French: P'tit-Bonhomme, 1893) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne. The social elements of this novels seem to be inspired by...
- Foundling-Bird (original German title: Fundevogel) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 51. It is Aarne–Thompson type 313A,...
- The History of Tom Jones – A Foundling is a five-part TV series produced by the BBC in 1997. It features Max Beesley in the title role, alongside Brian...
- The New York Foundling, founded in 1869 by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Charity, is one of New York City's oldest and largest child welfare agencies...