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Other crossword clues for answer "WAIFS"

WAIFS
Homeless children
Strays
Stray animals
Urchins
Fagin's gang
Cosette of "Les Misérables" and others
Pitiable children
Rail-thin fashion models
Dickensian youths
Forsaken children
Many Dickens kids
Dickensian objects of pity
Very thin models
Ragamuffins
Lost sheep
Bo-Peep's sheep, e.g.
Typical Horatio Alger heroes
Strays' companions.
Oliver Twist et al.
Homeless ones
Street urchins
Slight people
Neglected youths
Little lost lambs
Street strays
Seriously thin people
Little strays