| Main Entry: | orphan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | child without parents |
Synonyms: |
foundling, ragamuffin, stray, waif |
| Main Entry: | ragamuffin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is poor, tattered |
Synonyms: |
beggar, bum*, gamin, guttersnipe, hobo, loafer, orphan, scarecrow, street person, tatterdemalion, tramp, urchin, vagabond, vagrant, waif, wastrel |
Antonyms: |
sophisticate |
| Main Entry: | waif |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lost or unclaimed person or thing |
Synonyms: |
castaway, dogie, drop*, fetch*, flotsam, foundling, homeless one, jetsam, orphan, ragamuffin, stray, urchin |
| Main Entry: | ward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | custody; person in one's custody |
Synonyms: |
adopted child, care, charge, child, client, dependent, foster child, godchild, guardianship, keeping, minor, orphan, pensioner, protection, protégé, protégée, pupil, safekeeping, trust |