Child and Foundling

Child

Child noun - A recently born person.

Usage example: wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold

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Foundling and child are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foundling" instead a noun "Child".

Foundling noun - A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown.

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Child and foundling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Child" instead a noun "Foundling".

Nearby Word: founding

human	human child	human foundling
alien	alien child	alien foundling

Fairy tales from several different cultures all seem to include one myth in which a horrible baby-eating hag, Death itself, or some similar beast either adopts a foundling or takes a mentor role (such as "Death as Godfather"), and generally proves benevolent to the child.

Source: Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?
She adopted a foundling to replace her own lost child, and she cares for an alien robot like he was a member of the family.

Source: Cool Old Lady
Zeel was originally a foundling Zebak child who was discovered and raised by the Travellers.

Source: Literature / Rowan of Rin

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