Waif synonyms

wāf
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homeless child
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waft (related)
Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air:
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stray
Any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.
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ragamuffin
A shabbily clothed, dirty child.
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orphan (related)
A young animal that has been prematurely separated from its parents or its mother.
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estray
Any person or thing out of its usual place
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foundling
An infant of unknown parents that has been found abandoned
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homeless
Homeless is defined as the group of people who have no place to live or sleep.
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vagrant
A person without a home or job.
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wanderer
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
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wastrel
(Dated) One who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
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street-child
A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets.
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scamp (related)
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half-starved (related)
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biddy (related)
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Find another word for waif. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for waif, like: homeless child, waft, stray, ragamuffin, orphan, estray, foundling, homeless, vagrant, wanderer and wastrel.

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