Canadian English Meaning of waif
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Definitions and Meaning of waif in English
waif (n)
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
waif (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.
Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
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waif
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphanedGoods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent
beggar,tramp,Bohemian,dependent,derelict,down-and-out,Drifter,tomboy,guttersnipe,have-not
No antonyms found.
waid => woad, wai wu pu => Department of Foreign Affairs, wahvey => wahvey, wahoo => woah!, wahhabism => Wahhabism,
