foundlings

plural of foundling

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Noun
  • And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • This incremental approach begins with infants, aiming to cultivate support for individualized market returns over collective Social Security guarantees.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • About half of the newborns in the program received a $1,000 grant deposited in an Oklahoma 529 college savings account.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • His mission to catch adults who prey on children was launched when a friend in cybersecurity told him about the online danger.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
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“Foundlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundlings. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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