No matter how cold hearted you are, it's tough not to feel sympathy for a waif a neglected or orphaned child.
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.
Noun
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
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.
n.
Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes
along, as it were, by chance.
n.
A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
Waif
A waif Desirous to return, and not received.
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.
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