| 单词 | waif |
| 释义 | Word Frequency waif(weɪf) noun 1. a person, esp a child, who is homeless, friendless, or neglected 2. anything found and not claimed, the owner being unknown 3. nautical another name for waft (sense 5) 4. law obsolete a stolen article thrown away by a thief during flight and forfeited to the Crown or to the lord of the manor Derived forms waiflike (ˈwaifˌlike) or waifish (ˈwaifish) adjective Word origin C14: from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old Northern French gaif, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse veif a flapping thing |
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