waif (45 synonym found)

Waif has 45 synonyms. The top synonyms for waif are wastrel, waifs and strays, vagrant, vag, urchin, turnpiker, tramp, tennis bum and 37 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for waif?

A common synonym for waif is wastrel. Other synonyms include waifs and strays, vagrant, vag, urchin.

How many synonyms does waif have?

Waif has 45 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does waif mean?

(n): 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 fel

Definition of waif:

(n) : 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
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Definition of waif:

(n) : 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
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