Child abandonment
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Child abandonment is the practice of abandoning offspring outside of legal adoption. Causes include many social, and cultural factors as well as mental illness.
The abandoned child is called a foundling or throwaway (as opposed to a runaway or an orphan).
Notable foundlings
See also
- Abandonment
- Babes in the Wood
- Baby hatch
- Feral child
- Infanticide
- Lost boys (polygamy)
- Orphan
- Street children
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