foundling

一年ほど前に「赤ちゃんポスト」Foundling Wheelを話題に取り上げましたが "DADDY-LONG-LEGS" の主人公 Judy は孤児院育ちなので "foundling" が頻繁に出てきます。確か最初に出てきたのは次ぎの文です。 "I suppose the registrar didn't think it would be right to ask a properly brought up girl to room with a foundling.
"foundling" はもちろん "a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown" (OneLook Quick Definitions) の事です。ブログに書くと単語を憶えるのに少しは役に立つようです。