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单词 foundlings
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foundling

noun

found·​ling ˈfau̇n(d)-liŋ How to pronounce foundling (audio)
: an infant found after its unknown parents have abandoned it

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Mando leaves—with the Darksaber and a new piece of Beskar armor for his foundling, Grogu. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2022 As a quick refresher: Boba Fett is a clone of Jango Fett, a Mandalorian foundling and bounty hunter who was used to make the Republic's army of clone stormtroopers on the rainy planet of Kamino. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Dec. 2021 Clark, a foundling, born Kal-El, famous as Superman, has lost his memory more than once and regularly comes face to face with, and sometimes fist to fist with, perverse reflections or imitations of himself. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2021 At the start of the poem, the narrator describes the career of Scyld Scefing, a foundling who establishes a kingdom in Denmark and is given a splendid burial at sea. Irina Dumitrescu, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020 Joseph Svec, the foundling in question, never seems to have been very curious about his biological family. Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020 His Nick, father to Gene (Colton Ryan) and Marianne (Kimber Elayne Sprawl), a black foundling, is a terrific adhesive performance for the ensemble. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2020 The boundaries between human and animal consciousness are blurred as the frail foundling matures under the couple’s care, encountering maternal bliss and heartbreak. The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019 Left with a foundling child during the eighteenth century. Time, 2 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fundelyng, foundlynge, from funde, founde, founden (past participle of finden "to find entry 1") + -lyng, -lynge -ling entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

foundling

noun

found·​ling ˈfau̇n-(d)liŋ How to pronounce foundling (audio)
: an infant found after its unknown parents have abandoned it

foundlings

noun

plural of foundling
as in sucklings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sucklings
  • infants
  • neonates
  • children
  • nurslings
  • cherubs
  • newborn
  • newborns
  • moppets
  • kids
  • preemies
  • babies
  • boys
  • tykes
  • toddlers
  • premies
  • youngsters
  • bambinos
  • juveniles
  • tots
  • kiddies
  • bantlings
  • bambini
  • urchins
  • younglings
  • minors
  • tads
  • youths
  • cherubim
  • tikes
  • kiddos
  • babes
  • imps
  • nippers
  • girls
  • tomboys
  • whippersnappers
  • hoydens
  • squirts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • adults
  • oldsters
  • elders
  • grown-ups
  • senior citizens
  • seniors
  • graybeards
  • old-timers
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