Foundling in Malayalam
A foundling, an infant left behind by its parents, is അനാഥശിശു (anathashishu). The word joins the senses of orphaned and infant. News reports and adoption papers use it.
Most common translation
Foundling, infant deserted by parents.
ആ അനാഥശിശുവിനെ ഒരു കുടുംബം ഏറ്റെടുത്തു.
aa anathashishuvine oru kudumbam etteduthu.
A family took in that orphaned infant.
Dictionary entry
- അനാഥശിശു (anathashishu) — Foundling, infant deserted by parents.
This is the only listed option, and it names the deserted child rather than the act of abandoning one.
Common questions
How do you say foundling in Malayalam?
അനാഥശിശു (anathashishu).
Is it the same as orphan?
It is narrower, a deserted infant rather than any parentless child.