abandoned baby

collocation in English

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abandoned
adjective
uk
/əˈbæn.dənd/us
/əˈbæn.dənd/
left in a particular place or condition, ...
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baby
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.bi/us
/ˈbeɪ.bi/
a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk ...
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(Definition ofabandonedandbabyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He shows her a ring that has been found with anabandonedbabyand that he also recognizes as belonging to his master.
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He thinks he's heard a cat but when he runs closer, he notices anabandonedbabycrying in the middle of a street dump.
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Kayla was working at the hospital when she discovered anabandonedbabyboy there, and instantly fell in love with him.
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The woodcutter reproaches the commoner for stealing from theabandonedbaby, but the commoner chastises him.
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One year afer arriving in the human world he found anabandonedbabyand on a whim decided to keep it.
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Natureland works withabandonedbabyseals which are often washed up on the beach and in need of medical care.
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The lives of the three roommates change when they find anabandonedbabygirl at their door step one day.
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It is about a group of nuns who find anabandonedbabygirl at the doorstep of their convent and decide to bring her up.
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While outside he goes onto the plains of his world and finds anabandonedbaby.
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Then he finds anabandonedbabywith a note asking someone to give him a good home.
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Ray initially established an orphanage there because one day he found anabandonedbabyon the rectory doorstep.
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Lucy has a surprise waiting for her in her vestibule one evening: anabandonedbaby, dressed, with a note pinned to a blanket.
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Diane takes a pregnancy test which is negative but finds anabandonedbabyat the hospital and brings him home.
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Then they find anabandonedbaby.
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Claire encounters anabandonedbabywhile jogging and becomes determined to adopt her.
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Workhouses took in abandoned babies, usually presumed to be illegitimate.
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