FOUNDLINGS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word foundlings. (close relations)
Definition of FOUNDLINGS
Best Alternative Words for FOUNDLINGS
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abandoned | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • forsaken by owner or inhabitants • unrestrained and uninhibited | ||||||||
castoffs | nounn | |||||||
noun • Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject. | ||||||||
orphans | nounn | |||||||
noun • a child who has lost both parents • someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision • the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column • a young animal without a mother verb • deprive of parents | ||||||||
strays | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) adjective satellite • not close together in time • (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • wander from a direct course or at random • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||||
waifs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned | ||||||||
abandoned infant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown |