waif
waif
noun
waifish
adjective
waiflike
adjective
语源
noun
- a homeless and helpless person, especially a neglected or abandoned child
无家可归者；流浪儿（尤指被遗弃的孩子）
she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays.
她收养了多个弃儿和流浪儿。
■a person who appears thin or poorly nourished
瘦人；瘦弱的人
■an abandoned pet animal
无主宠物
waifish
adjective
waiflike
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old Northern French gaif, probably of Scandinavian origin. Early use was often in waif and stray, as a legal term denoting a piece of property found and, if unclaimed, falling to the lord of the manor
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