abandoned infant

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abandoned infant - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"

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Hyderabad: Nothing could have been more heart-warming to start the New Year than a lady police constable coming to the rescue of an abandoned infant to breastfeed her.

Hyderabad lady constable breastfeeds an abandoned baby

Written and directed by Hammad Rizvi and produced by Akbar Allana and Sara Siddiqi, the film tells the story of Rani, a transgender toy vendor who finds an abandoned infant.

Kami Sid's film selected as finalist for NBC Universal Short Film Festival

safe haven statute to reflect current trends regarding abandoned infant

Reforming the safe haven in Ohio: protecting the rights of mothers through anonymity

New Delhi, Jan 26 ( ANI ): An abandoned infant with severe head injuries is battling for life at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre in New Delhi for over a week.

Abandoned infant battles for life at AIIMS Trauma Centre

In their quest for sons, some couples have aborted female fetuses or abandoned infant girls, thousands of whom have been adopted by foreigners.

China: One-child policy will stand

When auto- rickshaw driver Anuj Kumar Rathore pulled out a nine- day- old abandoned infant girl, who was half- drowning in a pit full of rainwater in Noida, and took her to the nearby Fortis Hospital for treatment, he immediately decided to adopt the girl.

A man's battle to adopt baby abandoned to die

With God's gracious help, the Adams family's love and determination have turned an abandoned infant with little hope of a productive life, into a wonderful, happy, active child living life abundantly, who blesses many others along the way.

"I can do it with a smile on my face"

Ruth can have the baby in secret and then leave it at her father's church where a proper home will undoubtedly be found for the abandoned infant. A simple enough plan--in theory.

The Lit Report

Similarly, the bill deletes the current requirement of consent to adoption or an affidavit of non-paternity for termination of parental rights to a safely abandoned infant. The bill replaces the term "abandoned" in this context with "surrendered." Approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2008 and shall apply to causes of action accruing on or after that date.

Family Law

While Pharoah plots targeted assassinations and other antiterror schemes, wife Batya (Ger Ryan) finds an abandoned infant on the beach and raises him as their child.

Exodus

She finds the abandoned infant in a cardboard box, with a note to say he's called Tomas.

tv & soaps: Holding the baby; eastenders

A captured Roy finds out more about the abandoned infant, but the truly nasty sheriff gives him a terrible ultimatum, threatening to hang his mother unless he murders Robin.