Abandoned infant
Abandoned infant noun - A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown.
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Waif and abandoned infant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Waif" instead a noun phrase "Abandoned infant".
Waif
Waif noun - A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.
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Synonyms for Waif
Abandoned infant and waif are semantically related. You can use "Abandoned infant" instead a noun "Waif".
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Waif and Abandoned infant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandoned_infant/waif
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