foundling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    abandoned infant.

WordNet

Found"ling noun
Etymology
OE. foundling, fundling; finden to find + -ling; cf. fündling, findling. See Find, v. t., and -ling.
Definitions
  1. A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.

Webster 1913