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Definition of Waif
1. Noun. A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned. "Street children beg or steal in order to survive"
Generic synonyms: Child, Fry, Kid, Minor, Nestling, Nipper, Shaver, Small Fry, Tiddler, Tike, Tyke, Youngster
Definition of Waif
1. n. Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
2. n. Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
Definition of Waif
1. Noun. (obsolete) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance. ¹
3. Noun. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Waif
1. to throw away [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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