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waif
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- pronunciation:
- weIf
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a homeless or friendless person, esp. an orphaned or abandoned child.
With no one to take them in, the orphaned children had become waifs begging in the streets.- synonyms:
- foundling, orphan
- similar words:
- gamin, guttersnipe, outcast, pariah, ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, urchin
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| definition 2: |
an animal or thing that has been lost or abandoned by its owner.
- synonyms:
- orphan, stray
- similar words:
- dogie, maverick
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| related words: |
wretch |
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