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单词 waif
释义 waif
 /wayf/,  n.  
  1. a person, esp. a child, who has no home or friends.
  2. something found, esp. a stray animal, whose owner is not known.
  3. a stray item or article: to gather waifs of gossip.
  4.  Naut.   waft (def. 8).
 [1350-1400; ME < AF, orig. lost, stray, unclaimed (cf. OF guaif stray beast) < Scand; cf. ON veif movement to and fro; see WAIVE]
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