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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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Meaning of "foundling" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOUNDLING

Foundeling.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUNDLING

foundling  [ˈfaʊndlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUNDLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foundling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOUNDLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foundling in the English dictionary

The definition of foundling in the dictionary is an abandoned infant whose parents are not known.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOUNDLING


aeromodelling
ˈɛərəʊˈmɒdlɪŋ
ballhandling
ˈbɔːlˌhændlɪŋ
bloodcurdling
ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ
brandling
ˈbrændlɪŋ
codling
ˈkɒdlɪŋ
cradling
ˈkreɪdlɪŋ
fiddling
ˈfɪdlɪŋ
groundling
ˈɡraʊndlɪŋ
handling
ˈhændlɪŋ
idling
ˈaɪdlɪŋ
kindling
ˈkɪndlɪŋ
mishandling
ˌmɪsˈhændlɪŋ
noodling
ˈnuːdlɪŋ
piddling
ˈpɪdlɪŋ
pindling
ˈpɪndlɪŋ
puddling
ˈpʌdlɪŋ
sandling
ˈsændlɪŋ
seedling
ˈsiːdlɪŋ
spindling
ˈspɪndlɪŋ
unbundling
ʌnˈbʌndlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUNDLING

foundation stone
foundation subjects
foundational
foundationally
foundationer
foundationless
foundations
founder
founder member
founder´s type
founderous
founders´ shares
founding
founding father
Founding Fathers
foundress
foundries
foundry
foundry proof
foundry sand

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUNDLING

baggage handling
Bramley´s seedling
calling
dawdling
dwindling
fair to middling
gadling
godling
hidling
hurdling
influence peddling
meddling
mollycoddling
muddling
reedling
shepherdling
special handling
waddling
wheedling
wildling
worldling

Synonyms and antonyms of foundling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOUNDLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foundling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foundling

Translation of «foundling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUNDLING

Find out the translation of foundling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foundling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foundling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弃儿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expósito
570 millions of speakers

English

foundling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्यक्त शिशु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللقيط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подкидыш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enjeitado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুড়িয়ে-পাওয়া অজ্ঞাতপরিচয় শিশু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enfant trouvé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penemuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Findling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

捨て子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foundling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

foundling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுப்பு பிள்ளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाउंडलिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sokak çocuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trovatello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znajda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Підкидьок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gasit,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρεφοκομείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vondeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hittebarn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hittebarn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foundling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUNDLING»

The term «foundling» is regularly used and occupies the 105.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUNDLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foundling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foundling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foundling

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QUOTES WITH «FOUNDLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foundling.
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Lady Bird Johnson
A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUNDLING»

Discover the use of foundling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foundling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Foundling
Stunning in scope and rich in detail, alive with memorable heroes and villains and brimming with new and original science and magics, D.M. Cornish's tale of scolds, scourges, smugglers and shrewds will thrill and captivate, and leave the ...
D.M. Cornish, 2008
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The Foundling: The Story of the New York Foundling Hospital
Through compelling black-and-white photography and informative, engaging text, this book chronicles the work of one of the nations most remarkable social service institutionsthe New York Foundling Hospital.
Martin Gottlieb, 2002
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Foundling
Having grown up in a home for foundlings, Rossamund sets out to report to his new job as a lamplighter and has several adventures along the way as he meets people and monsters who are more complicated that he previously thought.
David M. Cornish, 2008
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The Foundling
Georgette Heyer. believe, that I lay the least claim to this roof. But the principle holds! Pray be seated, for I shall not be long gone!' He bowed with great dignity, and went out of the room, leaving the Duke to wonder what might be going to ...
Georgette Heyer, 2011
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The Foundling: A Comedy ; And, The Gamester : a Tragedy
Finally available to modern scholars, this book is the first critical edition of these two plays by Edward Moore.
Edward Moore, Anthony Amberg, 1996
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The Foundling: And Other Tales of Prydain
Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-keeper and his quest to become a hero.
Lloyd Alexander, 2006
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The history of Tom Jones a foundling
Henry FIELDING. CHAP. II. Religious cautions against shewing too much favour to bastards ; and a great discovery made by Mrs. Deborah Wilkins. ElGHT months after the celebration of the nuptials between captain Blifil and Miss Bridget ...
Henry FIELDING, 1780
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The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
A Foundling Henry Fielding. found dead in the same lane the next morning, would fain have it that the battle was between Frank and that ; as if a calf would set upon a man. Besides, Frank told me he knew it to be a spirit, and could swear to ...
Henry Fielding, 1825
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Misalliance and the Fascinating Foundling
This volume features the play Misalliance, which explores the incongruities of human nature and family life, and Shaw's one-act burlesque, The Fascinating Foundling.
Dan Laurence, George Bernard Shaw, 1995
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The Foundling: Journey of a Street Child
Unlike most contemporary writings on this subject though, this incredible story not only makes clear the criminal activities and dysfunctional life styles bred in the belly of an urban underworld, it demonstrates how his street smarts and ...
William Flores, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUNDLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foundling is used in the context of the following news items.
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No way to treat a lady
... involvement with Dvorak's water nymph, Rusalka (1901), or Debussy's mysterious foundling, Mélisande (1902), means almost certain death. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
2
Home Country — Sometimes you have to hold fast to your opinion
“I stand as an American citizen,” he said, “on this recompensation of our Independence Day, knowing that our foundling fathers would want it ... «SnoValley Star, Jul 15»
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Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah and Anushka Shetty
The foundling quickly turns into a beefy, wild-spirited man (Prabhas) and acquires Tarzan-like qualities. He makes numerous failed attempts to ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
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An American citizen
"I stand as an American citizen," he said, "on this recompensation of our Independence Day, knowing that our foundling fathers would want it ... «Journal Advocate, Jul 15»
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Judge jails Qing Cai 'David' Wang for minimum three years over …
“He was employed (to administer) massages not to indulge his passions by sexually foundling his patients.” The court heard Wang was an ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Long Lost Family's saddest case: Woman's desperate search for …
Classed as a "foundling" because of the nature of she was abandoned at birth, Alley has even set up a charity to help others who are in the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Jude the obscure
It's the name he was given when, as a foundling, he was taken in by a community of sadistic American Christian monks. It's definitely not ... «Bay Area Reporter, Jul 15»
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BWW Interview: Elizabeth Swados of HBO's Documentary: MY …
Her latest musical, Kaspar Hauser: a foundling's opera premiered at the Flea Theater in Manhattan in the Spring of 2009. In conjunction with ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
9
Read between the lines in London's Bloomsbury
The Foundling Museum (40 Brunswick Square) movingly tells the story of the Foundling Hospital for abandoned babies, which was established ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
10
It's All Good
Here's an old Yankee >> telling lies to his grandson: “They was a rough, ill-bred lot, for the most pot, them glorious foundling fathers . . . --'filthy ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»

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