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Waif
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enfant abandonné
a person, often a child, who is homeless, neglected, or abandoned
Example
The charity organization provided shelter and support for waifs who had nowhere else to turn.
In Dickens ' novel, " Oliver Twist, " the protagonist begins as a waif, living in poverty and seeking a better life.
She could n't bear to see the waif standing alone on the street corner and offered to buy him a warm meal.
