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waif [weɪf] N

1. waif (very thin female):

waif

prekla f

2. waif (child):

waif

sirota f

3. waif (animal):

waif

potepuška žival f

waifs and strays

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The young one is a waif adopted as his son. en.wikipedia.org

During this time, the fashion industry was promoting models with waif bodies and androgynous women, which left a void. en.wikipedia.org

Designers have continued to embrace her androgynous, waif look. en.wikipedia.org

In later centuries, the expression waifs and strays came to be used as metaphors for and ultimately became synonymous with abandoned or neglected children. en.wikipedia.org

They have large ears like most waifs, long fingers with webbed skin and feet with the same. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike many waifs, these creatures are actively carnivorous, and lead beings astray. en.wikipedia.org

They added that she is a strange mix of knowing farm waif and innocent child, partly muddled by old-fashioned religious morality. en.wikipedia.org

More than other factors, hunger prompted waifs to steal. en.wikipedia.org

A grant of waif and stray permitted the landowner to take ownership of such goods or animals if they remained unclaimed after a set period of time. en.wikipedia.org

Old pro who's paid her dues and wide-eyed waif who's still seeking the jackpot. en.wikipedia.org

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