Foundling or The Foundling may refer to:

Places Foundling hospital, an institution where abandoned children were cared for Foundling Hospital, Dublin, founded 1704 Foundling Hospital, Cork, founded 1737 Foundling Hospital, founded 1739 in London Foundling Museum, a museum telling the story of the London Foundling Hospital

Literature The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain, a prequel to Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain The Foundling (Heyer novel), a 1948 novel by Georgette Heyer The Foundling (Leary novel), a 2022 novel by Ann Leary The Foundling (play), a 1748 play by Edward Moore The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a 1749 novel by Henry Fielding Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling, the first book of the Monster Blood Tattoo fantasy trilogy by D. M. Cornish

Music Foundling (album), the ninth studio album by David Gray "Foundling", the album's title track The Foundling (album), a 2010 album by Mary Gauthier "Foundling" (Cardiacs song), 1996 "Foundling", a song by the Unthanks from Mount the Air

Film and television The Foundling (1915 film), a silent film directed by John B. O'Brien The Foundling (1916 film), a remake of the 1915 film, was also directed by O'Brien The Foundling (1940 film), a 1940 comedy-drama "The Foundling" (The Waltons), a 1972 television episode "Chapter 20: The Foundling", an episode of The Mandalorian

Other uses An abandoned child, see child abandonment Safe Haven Law, a law that decriminalizes parents leaving their unharmed children at designated spots or with persons, allowing the child to be a ward of the state. It's also known as a Baby Moses law in some states. New York Foundling, a child welfare agency Foundlings (Noon Universe), characters in the fictional Noon Universe created by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky