| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | child without parents |
| Synonyms: | foundling, ragamuffin, stray, waif |
| 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 |