waif

n. A person, often a child, who looks very thin and poor, as if they don't have enough food.

🇺🇸 /weɪf/ 🇬🇧 /weɪf/

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noun

A person, often a child, who looks very thin and poor, as if they don't have enough food.

The kind lady took the waif into her home and fed him a warm meal.

A person, often a child, who looks very thin and poor, as if they don't have enough food.

Plural waifs