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Definitions for Waif

[1] a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
[2] something found, especially a stray animal, whose owner is not known.
[3] a very thin, often small person, usually a young woman.
[4] a stray item or article: to gather waifs of gossip.
[5] Nautical . waft(def 8) .
[6] a person, esp a child, who is homeless, friendless, or neglected
[7] anything found and not claimed, the owner being unknown
[8] nautical another name for waft (def. 5)
[9] law obsolete a stolen article thrown away by a thief in his flight and forfeited to the Crown or to the lord of the manor

Words related to Waif

castaway, stray, ragamuffin, urchin, foundling, drop, orphan, flotsam, fetch, jetsam, dogie

Words nearby Waif

wahpeton, wai, waianae mountains, waiata, waichow, waif, waikaremoana, waikato, waikiki, wail, wail like a banshee

Origin of Waif

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, orig. lost, stray, unclaimed (compare Old French guaif stray beast) < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse veif movement to and fro; see waive

Word origin for Waif

C14: from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old Northern French gaif, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse veif a flapping thing

Synonyms for Waif

castaway, dogie, drop, fetch, flotsam, foundling, jetsam, orphan, ragamuffin, stray, urchin, homeless one