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    WAIF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphanedplay

    Example:

    street children beg or steal in order to survive

    Synonyms:

    street child; waif

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("waif" is a kind of...):

    child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

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