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Waif

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounAn article of movable property which has been found, and 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.
"waifs and strays"
2.NounSomething 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.
3.NounSomething found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
4.NounA person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
5.NounA very thin person, especially a young one.
6.NounA plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
7.VerbTo cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
8.NounA small flag used as a signal.
9.NounSomething (such as clouds or smoke) carried by wind or water.
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