History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
jetsam

goods thrown overboard from a ship at sea to lighten it, e.g. in a storm

lost or unclaimed person or thing

orphan

a child who has lost one or both parents by death

child without parents

refugee

a person who has been forced to leave her or his home or country because of danger from floods, war, political persecution etc

person running from something, often oppression

waif

a poor, homeless child

lost or unclaimed person or thing

FOUNDLING as in Wiktionary
FOUNDLING as in Wikipedia