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发帖数: 45075 | 1 a child or animal without a home or enough food and care, usually thin and d
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waifs and strays UK
people with no homes
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发帖数: 11545 | 2 1waif noun ˈwāf
Definition of WAIF
1a : a piece of property found (as washed up by the sea) but unclaimed b
plural : stolen goods thrown away by a thief in flight
2a : something found without an owner and especially by chance b : a stray
person or animal; especially : a homeless child
— waif·ish ˈwā-fish adjective
— waif·like ˈwāf-ˌlīk adjective
Origin of WAIF
Middle English weif, waif, from Anglo-French, from waif, adjective, stray,
unclaimed, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse veif something
flapping, veifa to be in movement — more at wipe
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with WAIF
chafe, kef, safe, strafe
2waifnoun
Definition of WAIF
Origin of WAIF
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse veif something flapping
First Known Use: 1530
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