Child abandonment is the practice of relinquishing interests and claims over one's offspring with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting them. Causes include many social and cultural factors as well as mental illness. An abandoned child is called a foundling (as opposed to a runaway or an orphan).

Contents

• 1 Causes
• 2 History
• 3 Current situation
• 4 Child abandonment in literature
  • 4.1 Abandonment
  • 4.2 Upbringing
  • 4.3 In adulthood
  • 4.4 Older children
  • 4.5 In modern literature
• 5 See also
• 6 Notes
• 7 References
• 8 Further reading

Adjective

unwanted (comparative more unwanted, superlative most unwanted)

1. not wanted, welcome or acceptable

• Nouns to which "unwanted" is often applied: effect, consequence, pregnancy, child, baby, person, guest, visitor, gift, thought, element, sound, sex, feature.

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