32
stray(noun, drop, soul, trash, fetch)
31
parentless
19
orphaned
15
ragamuffin(noun, drop, soul, trash, stray)
15
foundling(noun, drop, soul, trash, stray)
13
waif(noun, soul, stray, foundling)
13
fatherless
12
motherless
7
minor(charge, infant)
6
dismiss
5
dispatch
4
child(noun, charge, minor, infant, foundling)
4
chrysalis(noun, infant)
3
leave
1
cocoon(noun, infant)
1
chit
1
debar
1
evacuate
1
dependent(charge, minor)
1
deprive(verb, leave)
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