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foundling

[ found-ling ]

noun

  1. an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian.


foundling

/ ˈڲʊԻɪŋ /

noun

  1. an abandoned infant whose parents are not known
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foundling1

First recorded in 1250–1300, foundling is from the Middle English word found(e)ling. See found 2, -ling 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foundling1

C13: foundeling ; see find
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In a logging camp in 1934 New Brunswick, newborn Pearly is raised alongside Bruno, a foundling bear cub given to her father.

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“They both have the connection of being adopted, being foundlings, so there’s that emotional bond.”

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We might hear an account of a foundling left on this particular doorstep, or perhaps the family that once lived here and was forced to flee or go into hiding.

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They're outcasts and they take in other outcasts — foundlings — and help them, raise them, accept them as their own.

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These seeds of hope for Mandalore bear fruit in the episode’s first epilogue, where after Gideon’s defeat the Armorer relights the Great Forge and then recommences the process of anointing foundlings in the Living Waters.

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