waif
noun
- anything found by chance that is without an owner
- a person without home or friends; esp., a homeless child
- a stray animal
- waft ()
- Law
- a piece of property found but claimed by nobody
- Obsolete stolen goods discarded by a thief in flight
See waif in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wāf)
nouna. A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.
b. An abandoned young animal.
- Something found and unclaimed, as an object cast up by the sea.
Learn more about waif
link/cite
print
suggestion box