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# foundling

noun (foundlings)

«foundling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A foundling is a baby or young child who has been left alone and then found by someone who takes care of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foundling/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a poor child found on a doorstep or in a wood, who needs kind help

### Examples

- The villagers took care of the foundling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foundling/#x1)
- Athene carried the poor little foundling to Alcmene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foundling/#x2)
- Nobody knew who the foundling's parents were. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foundling/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «foundling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foundling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«foundling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/foundling.html) on Mova free.