14
ragamuffin(noun, person, thing, lost, tattered)
13
stray(noun, person, thing, lost, exile)
11
orphan(noun, foundling)
10
urchin(noun, person, thing, lost, youngster)
8
foundling(noun, person, thing, lost, relinquishment)
5
castaway(noun, person, thing, lost)
5
street child(noun, expression, idiom)
4
derelict(exile, outlaw, outcast, relinquishment, vagabond)
4
jetsam(noun, person, thing, soul, lost)
4
dogie(noun, person, thing, soul, lost)
4
minor(noun, youngster)
4
vagabond(exile, outlaw, outcast, outsider)
3
tramp
3
bum
3
gamin
3
girl(noun, youngster)
3
guttersnipe
3
loafer
3
tomboy(noun, romp, girl, hoyden, gamine)
3
vagrant
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