abandoned person

/əˌbænd(ə)nd ˌpʌrsn/
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Other forms: abandoned persons

Definitions of abandoned person
  1. noun
    someone for whom hope has been abandoned
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    types:
    castaway, shipwreck survivor
    a shipwrecked person
    type of:
    unfortunate, unfortunate person
    a person who suffers misfortune
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