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Definition of Foundlings
1. foundling [n] - See also: foundling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foundlings
Literary usage of Foundlings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Nevertheless, the actual work and expense of caring for foundlings are to a large
... The ideal method of caring for foundlings is still aa much a disputed ..."
2. The Elements of Child-protection by Sigmund Engel (1912)
"In this work, when we speak of " the care of foundlings," the term is used
throughout in the widest signification, to denote the general care of the ..."
3. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The emperor Justinian passed a law in 529 which declared foundlings to be free,
and forbade those by whom they were received and educated to treat them and ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The emperor Justinian passed a law in 529 which declared foundlings to be free,
and forbade those by whom they were received and educated to treat them and ..."
5. Europe Viewed Through American Spectacles by Charles Carroll Fulton (1874)
"The Hospice des Enfants Assistés, founded in 1640 by St. Vincent of Paul, is for
the reception of foundlings. For a child to be received at this hospital, ..."
6. Infant Feeding and Its Influence on Life, Or, The Causes and Prevention of by Charles Henry Felix Routh (1879)
"Mortality greater in Early Periods both for foundlings and Children in a General
Population.—Season.-—Influence varies with Locality in Public Institutions ..."
7. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"The expenditure for clothing is from 1500000 to 1800000 francs, which is paid by
the respective hospitals. The number of foundlings in France was, in 1784, ..."
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