Defenition of the word waif

• Defenition of the word waif

  • a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
  • a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"

Synonyms for the word waif

• • orphan
  • soul
  • stray
  • thing
  • urchin
  • waifs and strays

Similar words in the waif

• • waif
  • waif's
  • waifed
  • waifing
  • waifs

Hypernyms for the word waif

• • child
  • fry
  • kid
  • minor
  • nestling
  • nipper
  • shaver
  • small fry
  • tiddler
  • tike
  • tyke
  • youngster

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