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waif
Pronunciation: (wāf), [key]—
n.
1. a person, esp. a child, who has no home or friends.
2. something found, esp. a stray animal, whose owner is not known.
3. a stray item or article:
to gather waifs of gossip.
4. Naut.waft (def. 8).
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