Uk English Meaning of waif

waif

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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

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,urchin,guttersnipe,have-not

No antonyms found.

waid => woad, wai wu pu => Foreign Office, wahvey => wahvey, wahoo => woah!, wahhabism => Wahhabism,