waif

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
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
A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child

Tenderly Kala nursed her little waif, wondering silently why it did not gain strength and agility as did the little apes of other mothers. It was nearly a year from the time the little fellow came into her possession before he would walk alone, and as for climbing--my, but how stupid he was!.

Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance
a homeless, neglected wanderer
{n} goods that are found lost and not claimed
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
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
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive
{i} homeless or abandoned person (especially a child); young person who seems to be needy because of his/her thin feeble appearance; stray animal; cast-off or neglected items
waif-like
extremely pale and thin
waiflike
Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc

She has a waiflike appearance and could be any age from seventeen to thirty-five..

A waif
waift
waiflike
{s} like a homeless or abandoned person
waiflike
Resembling a waif; apparently homeless
waifs
plural of waif
waif
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