foundlings

plural of foundling

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Noun
  • So, the $1,000 grant is really just a redistribution from taxpayers and lenders to newborns, which is neutral in terms of efficiency.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • For parents already stretched thin, especially in households with newborns, this device can take on a sizable mental and physical load.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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