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Foundling

usgb/ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/Volume
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Originally referred to foundlings cared for at charitable institutions during earlier centuries. SlideThe foundling was taken to a home that specifically catered to such children in the 1800s.
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Modern AssociationsPlay
'Foundling' can evoke emotions of sympathy and a sense of responsibility to help the abandoned. SlideWhen they found the foundling, the neighbors quickly gathered clothes and food for the baby.
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Foundlings often appear in literature as characters with mysterious or noble hidden origins. SlideThe story unfolds to reveal the foundling is actually the heir to a great fortune.
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