Waif – A poor, skinny, homeless child
(Pronounced wayf)
To remember the definition of the word waif, use the following mnemonic:
Wafer thin (waif) is the only description of the poor, skinny, homeless child.
Examples of waif in a sentence
She is a foster mother to various waifs.
From shop to shop she moved like a hungry waif.
A waif is begging on the street.
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