foundling是什么意思？

foundling

英[ˈfaʊndlɪŋ] 美[ˈfaʊndlɪŋ]

• n. 弃儿，育婴堂；

复数：foundlings;

例句

• He is a foundling, and has grown up in a school for homeless boy. 他是个弃儿, 在为无家可归的男孩而开设的学校里长大.
• James Michener began life as a foundling and started with absolutely nothing. 詹姆斯?麦切纳刚生下来就成了弃儿,他完全是白手起家.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  弃婴;弃儿
  A foundling is a baby that has been abandoned by its parents, often in a public place, and that has then been found by someone.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown