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waif    音标拼音: [w'ef]
n. 无主物,飘流物,流浪者,信号旗

无主物,飘流物,流浪者,信号旗

waif
n 1: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned;
"street children beg or steal in order to survive" [synonym:
{waif}, {street child}]

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]

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

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.

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  • Waif - Wikipedia
    A waif was an item of ownerless and unclaimed property found on a landowner's territory, while a stray referred to a domestic animal that had wandered onto the land
  • WAIF | Helping Whidbey Island Pets and Their People
    Whidbey Animals' Improvement Foundation (WAIF) is a private 501 (c) (3) nonprofit animal shelter organization serving the homeless pet population and families of Whidbey Island
  • WAIF Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The emphasis on being found faded as waif came to be applied to any stray animal or person, and especially to a homeless child, and in the late 20th century the current most common meaning of "an extremely thin and usually young woman" developed
  • WAIF Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    WAIF definition: a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends See examples of waif used in a sentence
  • Waif - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    No matter how cold-hearted you are, it's tough not to feel sympathy for a waif — a neglected or orphaned child From Oliver Twist to Harry Potter, literature is filled with stories of young waifs who persevere through hardship
  • WAIF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    WAIF definition: 1 a child or animal without a home or enough food and care, usually thin and dirty in appearance… Learn more
  • WAIF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you refer to a child or young woman as a waif, you mean that they are very thin and look as if they have nowhere to live a dirty-faced waif of some five or six years
  • waif noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of waif noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • Waif Definition Meaning | YourDictionary
    Waif definition: A person, especially a young woman, who is thin or gaunt
  • THE POWER OF WAIF
    The Waif philosophy is a reflection of modern-day culture and individualism It is a clever, innovative word that encourages and celebrates individuality, whilst uniting people from around the world to share their experience, thoughts and opinions in various literary forms





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