Word Meaning

Meaning of waif

- Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
- Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
- A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.

Crossword clue for waif

- Foundling
- Guttersnipe
- Homeless child
- In part of Iowa, I found homeless child
- Orphan
- Ragamuffin
- Street child
- Street urchin
- thin person
- Unwanted child