vondeling

Meaning

foundling, an abandoned and/or orphaned but timely found and raised child

Concepts

foundling

abandoned child

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Etymology

From vond an old deverbal form of vinden (“to find”). Equivalent to vinden + -e- + -ling.

Sentences

In het park is een kind gevonden dat iemand te vondeling had gelegd .

In the park, a child was found who had been found by someone.