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WAIF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waif mean?
• WAIF (noun)
The noun WAIF has 1 sense:
1. a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
Familiarity information: WAIF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
street child; waif
Context example:
street children beg or steal in order to survive
Hypernyms ("waif" is a kind of...):
child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)
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