Italian Meaning of waif

orfano

Other Italian words related to orfano

Definitions and Meaning of waif in English

Wordnet

waif (n)

a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word waif

orfano

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

mendicante,vagabondo,Bohémien,dipendente,abbandonato,derelitto,Vagabondo,ragazza,monello,non avente

No antonyms found.

waid => guado, wai wu pu => Ministero degli Affari Esteri, wahvey => wahvey, wahoo => uau, wahhabism => Wahhabismo,