| Main Entry: | foundling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orphan |
Synonyms: |
castaway, waif |
| Main Entry: | orphan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | child without parents |
Synonyms: |
foundling, ragamuffin, stray, waif |
| Main Entry: | refugee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person running from something, often oppression |
Synonyms: |
DP, alien, boat person, castaway, defector, derelict, deserter, displaced person, emigrant, escapee, evacuee, exile, expatriate, expellee, foreigner, foundling, fugitive, homeless person, leper, maroon, outcast, outlaw, prodigal, renegade, runaway, stateless person, émigré |
| 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 |