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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