waif

waif ¹  (wf)

n.

1.

a. A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.

b. An abandoned young animal.

2. Something found and unclaimed, as an object cast up by the sea.

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[Middle English, ownerless property, stray animal, from Anglo-Norman, probably of Scandinavian origin; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

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waif

Noun

a person, esp. a child, who is, or who looks as if he or she might be, homeless or neglected [Anglo-Norman]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" street child child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

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waif

noun stray, orphan, outcast, urchin, foundling

Translations

waif

n waif [weif]

a stray, uncared-for child a poor little waif. wegloopkind شارِد، شَخْص أو حَيَوان ضال бездомник opuštěné dítě hjemløst barn verlassenes obdachloses Kind αλητάκι niño abandonado/desamparado kodutu (laps) بچه بي سرپرست löytölapsi enfant abandonné יֶלֶד עָזוּב परित्यक्त शिशु nahoče lelenc anak terlantar umkomuleysingi; munaðarleysingi (bambino abbandonato) 浮浪児 부랑아 valkataujantis, benamis vaikas bezpajumtnieks budak terbiar zwerveling hjemløst barn, gatebarn porzucone dziecko, przybłęda órfão copil abandonat беспризорник tulák, najdúch brezdomec beskućnik föräldralöst (hemlöst) barn, gatubarn สัตว์เลี้ยงที่หลงทาง; เด็กที่ถูกทอดทิ้ง; เด็กจรจัด; เด็กข้างถนน kimsesiz çocuk 流浪兒 безпритульна дитина; покидьок لاوارث شے trẻ bơ vơ 流浪儿