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foundling
[found-ling] 
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foundling
[found-ling]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orphan |
| Synonyms: | castaway, 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, ragamuffin, stray, urchin |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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