waif
IPA: wˈeɪf
noun
- (Britain, law, archaic) Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
- (figuratively)
- Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
- A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
- (by extension) A very thin person.
- (by extension, botany) A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
- (nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
- Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
- (informal, derogatory) A minor celebrity who does not deserve his or her fame.
verb
- (transitive) To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
Examples of "waif" in Sentences
- She wants to be a waif.
- He feels bad about the waif.
- Why do girls want to be a waif
- Waifs are usually weaker than others.
- A waif wants to be fat like his brother.
- A waif notices her and thinks she is a real fairy.
- What a poor pale sickly little waif the elder one is.
- A waif usually refers to an orphan or a homeless young person.
- I will tell you when your size zero waif has regained normal proportions.
- Plus, if she's a waif, wouldn't she be smaller than the measurements supplied