waif
/weɪf/noun
उच्चारण वेफ़
अनाथ, बेसहारा बच्चा
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a small thin person, usually a child, who looks as if they do not have enough to eat; a homeless child
अनाथ, बेसहारा बच्चा
- waifs and strays
- The novel begins with a hungry waif wandering through the streets of Calcutta.
- A waif with torn clothes stood at the railway station.
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- Volunteers gave food and shelter to a waif found near the temple.
- The film tells how a poor waif becomes a famous singer.
Synonyms orphan urchin foundling stray ragamuffin
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Homophone: waif and waive (to give up a right) sound different; waif /weɪf/, waive /weɪv/.
Waif (/weɪf/) और waive (/weɪv/, अधिकार छोड़ना) की ध्वनि भिन्न है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Waifs and strays (homeless people or animals).
Idiom 'waifs and strays' (बेघर लोग या जानवर)।
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A child whose parents are dead is an orphan; a child abandoned by its parents and found by somebody a foundling; a poor, dirty child in a city a street urchin; a homeless person a vagrant.
जिस बच्चे के माता-पिता मर गए हों orphan (अनाथ); माता-पिता द्वारा त्यागा और किसी को मिला बच्चा foundling; शहर का गरीब, गंदा बच्चा street urchin; बेघर व्यक्ति vagrant।