Abandoned Infant (Noun)
Meaning
A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police found an abandoned infant on the hospital steps with no note or identification.
- The wealthy businessman decided to donate to a local charity that cared for abandoned infants.
- After months of searching, the authorities were unable to locate the parents of the abandoned infant left in the subway.
- As a nurse in the neonatal ward, Sarah had seen her fair share of abandoned infants but she never lost hope that their parents would come forward.
- Local law enforcement agencies were cracking down on cases of abandoned infants by increasing awareness about safe haven laws and offering support for struggling parents.