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  Waif \Waif\, n. [OF. waif, gaif, as adj., lost, unclaimed, chose
     gaive a waif, LL. wayfium, res vaivae; of Scand. origin. See
     Waive.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Eng. Law.) Goods found of which the owner is not known;
        originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to
        prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king
        unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and
        brought him to justice. --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which
        comes along, as it were, by chance. ``Rolling in his mind
        old waifs of rhyme.'' --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A waif
              Desirous to return, and not received. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]

  Waif \Waif\, n. [OF. waif, gaif, as adj., lost, unclaimed, chose
     gaive a waif, LL. wayfium, res vaivae; of Scand. origin. See
     Waive.]
     1. (Eng. Law.) Goods found of which the owner is not known;
        originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to
        prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king
        unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and
        brought him to justice. --Blackstone.
  
     2. Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which
        comes along, as it were, by chance. ``Rolling in his mind
        old waifs of rhyme.'' --Tennyson.
  
     3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
  
              A waif Desirous to return, and not received.
                                                    --Cowper.

  waif
       n : a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned;
           "street children beg or steal in order to survive" [syn:
           street child]

  waif
     n.
     1 (lb en Britain law archaic) ''Often in the form'' '''waif and
  stray#Noun''', '''waifs and strays''': an article#Noun of movable
  property find#Verb of which the owner is not know#Verb, such as goods
  wash up on a beach#Noun or throw away by an absconding#Adjective thief;
  such items belong to the Crown, which may grant#Verb the right#Noun of
  ownership to them to a lord#Noun of a manor.
     2 (lb en figuratively)
     3 # Something found, especially if without an owner; something which
  come#Verb along, as it were, by chance#Noun.
     4 # A person (especially a child#Noun) who is homeless and without
  means of support#Noun; also, a person excluded from society; an
  outcast#Noun.
     5 # (lb en by extension) A very thin#Adjective person.
     6 # (lb en by extension botany) A plant#Noun introduced in a
  place#Noun outside its native#Adjective range#Noun but not persistently
  naturalized.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cast aside or reject#Verb, and thus make a
  waif#Noun.
     n.
     (lb en nautical chiefly whaling#Noun whaling historical) A small
  flag#Noun use#Verb as a signal#Noun.
     n.
     Something (such as cloud#Noun or smoke#Noun) carry#Verb aloft by the
  wind#Noun.

  WAIF
     n.
     (lb en informal derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve
  his or her fame.

  waif
     n.
     1 (lb en Britain law archaic) ''Often in the form'' '''waif and
  stray#Noun''', '''waifs and strays''': an article#Noun of movable
  property find#Verb of which the owner is not know#Verb, such as goods
  wash up on a beach#Noun or throw away by an absconding#Adjective thief;
  such items belong to the Crown, which may grant#Verb the right#Noun of
  ownership to them to a lord#Noun of a manor.
     2 (lb en figuratively)
     3 # Something found, especially if without an owner; something which
  come#Verb along, as it were, by chance#Noun.
     4 # A person (especially a child#Noun) who is homeless and without
  means of support#Noun; also, a person excluded from society; an
  outcast#Noun.
     5 # (lb en by extension) A very thin#Adjective person.
     6 # (lb en by extension botany) A plant#Noun introduced in a
  place#Noun outside its native#Adjective range#Noun but not persistently
  naturalized.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cast aside or reject#Verb, and thus make a
  waif#Noun.
     n.
     (lb en nautical chiefly whaling#Noun whaling historical) A small
  flag#Noun use#Verb as a signal#Noun.
     n.
     Something (such as cloud#Noun or smoke#Noun) carry#Verb aloft by the
  wind#Noun.

  WAIF
     n.
     (lb en informal derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve
  his or her fame.

  waif
     n.
     1 (lb en Britain law archaic) ''Often in the form'' '''waif and
  stray#Noun''', '''waifs and strays''': an article#Noun of movable
  property find#Verb of which the owner is not know#Verb, such as goods
  wash up on a beach#Noun or throw away by an absconding#Adjective thief;
  such items belong to the Crown, which may grant#Verb the right#Noun of
  ownership to them to a lord#Noun of a manor.
     2 (lb en figuratively)
     3 # Something found, especially if without an owner; something which
  come#Verb along, as it were, by chance#Noun.
     4 # A person (especially a child#Noun) who is homeless and without
  means of support#Noun; also, a person excluded from society; an
  outcast#Noun.
     5 # (lb en by extension) A very thin#Adjective person.
     6 # (lb en by extension botany) A plant#Noun introduced in a
  place#Noun outside its native#Adjective range#Noun but not persistently
  naturalized.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cast aside or reject#Verb, and thus make a
  waif#Noun.
     n.
     (lb en nautical chiefly whaling#Noun whaling historical) A small
  flag#Noun use#Verb as a signal#Noun.
     n.
     Something (such as cloud#Noun or smoke#Noun) carry#Verb aloft by the
  wind#Noun.

  WAIF
     n.
     (lb en informal derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve
  his or her fame.

  waif
     n.
     1 (lb en Britain law archaic) ''Often in the form'' '''waif and
  stray#Noun''', '''waifs and strays''': an article#Noun of movable
  property find#Verb of which the owner is not know#Verb, such as goods
  wash up on a beach#Noun or throw away by an absconding#Adjective thief;
  such items belong to the Crown, which may grant#Verb the right#Noun of
  ownership to them to a lord#Noun of a manor.
     2 (lb en figuratively)
     3 # Something found, especially if without an owner; something which
  come#Verb along, as it were, by chance#Noun.
     4 # A person (especially a child#Noun) who is homeless and without
  means of support#Noun; also, a person excluded from society; an
  outcast#Noun.
     5 # (lb en by extension) A very thin#Adjective person.
     6 # (lb en by extension botany) A plant#Noun introduced in a
  place#Noun outside its native#Adjective range#Noun but not persistently
  naturalized.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cast aside or reject#Verb, and thus make a
  waif#Noun.
     n.
     (lb en nautical chiefly whaling#Noun whaling historical) A small
  flag#Noun use#Verb as a signal#Noun.
     n.
     Something (such as cloud#Noun or smoke#Noun) carry#Verb aloft by the
  wind#Noun.

  WAIF
     n.
     (lb en informal derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve
  his or her fame.

  waif
     Englanti n.
     katulapsi

  waif
     Engelska n.
     föräldralöst barn

  Waif /wˈeɪf/
  الشارد

  waif //weɪf// 
  1. намерена вещ
  article of movable property found of which the owner is not known
  2. бездомник
  person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support

  waif /wˈeɪf/ 
  nalezenec

  waif /wˈeɪf/ 
  opuštěné dítě

  waif /wˈeɪf/
  verwahrlostes Kind , obdachloses Kind , Straßenkind , Gassenkind  [veraltend] , Gossenkind  [soc.]
     Synonyms: abandoned child, street child, street kid, street urchin, guttersnipe, gamin, mudlark
  
   see: abandoned child, street child, street kid, street urchin, guttersnipe, waif, gamin, mudlark
  

  waif /wˈeɪf/
  verwahrloste Kinder , obdachlose Kinder , Straßenkinder , Gassenkinder , Gossenkinder 
     Synonyms: abandoned child, street child, street kid, street urchin, guttersnipe, gamin, mudlark
  
   see: abandoned child, street child, street kid, street urchin, guttersnipe, waif, gamin, mudlark
  

  waif //weɪf// 
  1. isännätön esine, isännätön tavara
  article of movable property found of which the owner is not known
  2. katulapsi
  person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support
  3. löytö
  something found, especially if without an owner

  waif /wˈeɪf/ 
  1. पड़ी~हुई~वस्तु
        "The waif in the corner is unnoticed"

  waif /wˈeɪf/ 
  1. परित्यक्त~शिशु
        "The couple adopted a waif from the orphanage "

  waif /wˈeɪf/
  beskućnik, skitnica

  waif /wˈeɪf/
  1. elhagyott ember
  2. bitang jószág
  3. hajléktalan ember
  4. lelet
  5. talált tárgy
  6. elhagyott gyermek
  7. lelenc
  8. gazdátlan tárgy

  waif //weɪf// 
  1. herrelöst gods
  article of movable property found of which the owner is not known
  2. föräldralöst barn
  person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support

  waif /wˈeɪf/
  1. kimsesiz çocuk
  2. bulunmuş ve sahibi bellisiz şey
  3. hırsızın kaçarken düşürdüğü çalıntı eşya.

  
/ˈweɪf/

  WAIFS. Stolen goods waived or scattered by a thief in his flight in order to 
  effect his escape. 
       2. Such goods by the English common law belong to the king. 1 Bl. Com. 
  296; 5 Co. 109; Cro. Eliz. 694. This prerogative has never been adopted here 
  against the true owner, and never put in practice against the finder, though 
  against him there would be better reason for adopting it. 2 Kent, Com. 292. 
  Vide Com. Dig. h.t.; 1 Bro. Civ. Law, 239, n. 
  
  

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "waif":
     Arab, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, bum, bummer, castaway,
     castoff, derelict, discard, dogie, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam,
     foundling, gamin, gamine, guttersnipe, hobo, homeless waif, idler,
     jetsam, junk, lagan, landloper, lazzarone, loafer, losel, mudlark,
     orphan, piker, ragamuffin, ragman, ragpicker, refuse, reject,
     rounder, rubbish, ski bum, stiff, stray, street Arab,
     street urchin, sundowner, surf bum, swagman, swagsman,
     tatterdemalion, tennis bum, tramp, trash, turnpiker, urchin, vag,
     vagabond, vagrant, waifs and strays, wastrel
  
  

  n. 无主物,飘流物,流浪者,信号旗

     n. 无主物,飘流物,流浪者,信号旗