Waif
noun
1.
a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
2.
something found, especially a stray animal, whose owner is not known.
3.
a very thin, often small person, usually a young woman.
4.
a stray item or article:
to gather waifs of gossip.
5.
Nautical. waft (def 8).
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 in his flight and forfeited to the Crown or to the lord of the manor
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