1
a
: a stray person or animal
especially
: a homeless child
b
: something found without an owner and especially by chance
2
: an extremely thin and usually young woman
3
a
: a piece of property (such as property washed up by the sea) found but unclaimed
b
waifs plural
: stolen goods thrown away by a thief in flight
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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