noun
1. (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
• Topics: ↑Old Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑patriarch
2. a person who is rejected (from society or home)
• Hypernyms: ↑unfortunate, ↑unfortunate person
• Hyponyms: ↑heretic, ↑misbeliever, ↑religious outcast, ↑leper, ↑untouchable, ↑Harijan
Useful english dictionary. 2012.