Foundling

Noun

 * 1) an abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.
 * 2) * 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
 * 3) * 1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,
 * In foundling hospitals, and among the children brought up by parish charities, the mortality is still greater than among those of the common people.
 * 1) * 1794, Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (Part I),
 * Moses was a foundling; Jesus Christ was born in a stable; and Mahomet was a mule driver.

Derived terms

 * foundling wheel

Adjectives for Foundling
helpless; undernourished; scantily-clad

Thesaurus
bonus, buried treasure, castaway, castoff, derelict, discard, discovery, dogie, find, finding, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, gravy, jetsam, junk, lagan, orphan, outcast, refuse, reject, rubbish, stray, trash, treasure trove, trouvaille, trove, waif, waifs, waifs and strays, wastrel, windfall, windfall money, windfall profit

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 * Serbian: нахоче, наход , находник , нахоткиња
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Anagrams

 * unfolding