Fōnd'ling, n.
n. 1. A foolish creature; a simpleton; a dolt. [Obs.] Chapman.
Sense 2. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.
He was his parents' darling, not their fondling. Fuller.
n. 1. A foolish creature; a simpleton; a dolt. [Obs.] Chapman.
Sense 2. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.
He was his parents' darling, not their fondling. Fuller.