foundlings

plural of foundling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundlings
Noun
  • The dead included a newborn who was delivered in a complex surgery after his mother, who was seven months pregnant, was killed in a strike, according to the Nasser Hospital.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • In the first image, the newborn’s tiny foot is gently cradled by what appears to be both Pons and Guaynaa.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • This moving real-life saga opens with a family—Evelyn and her five, soon to be six, children—living in a small city in California.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Her fiancé at the time wasn't ready for children, but Zirkle didn't have time to wait.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Foundlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundlings. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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