Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
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Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (British, law, archaic) An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
- (nautical, chiefly whaling, historical) A small flag used as a signal.
- Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
- Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
- A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
- (by extension) A very thin person.
- (by extension, botany) A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
Verbi
- (transitive) To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
Esimerkit
- Tenderly Kala nursed her little waif, wondering silently why it did not gain strength and agility as did the little apes of other mothers. It was nearly a year from the time the little fellow came into her possession before he would walk alone, and as for climbing--my, but how stupid he was!
Taivutusmuodot