This adjective means exposed or cast out, particularly used of abandoned infants. In Acts 7:19, Stephen describes Pharaoh forcing Hebrews to expose their babies to die. The term comes from 'to set out' and classical usage confirms it meant sent away, exposed (especially of unwanted children), or cast away. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'expuestos', French 'exposé', English 'exposed') consistently conveys the cruel practice of infant abandonment. This was a grim reality in the ancient world—unwanted children left outdoors to die.