Noun:

ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೈಬಿಟ್ಟ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು, ಮನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ,

waif's Usage Examples:

child must be reclaimed, and the orphan and the waif must be sheltered and succored.

herself into any worthy cause, and opens her house to every passing waif and stray.

guardian to a mercilessly cute Chinese waif, the crooner merely swivels ingenuously through a morass of clichés.

Henry IV gave them the twice-yearly right of frankpledge, the right of waif and stray and the return of briefs and writs which gave the priory a steady income.

Horatio Alger story of Bob, an Irish-Catholic tenement waif who becomes a mill hand, a ward heeler, then mayor of Pittsburgh, and finally governor of Pennsylvania.

Other Hindi films from this period included Farz Aur Kanoon (1982), Coolie (1983), Tawaif (1985) which also led to her being nominated for the Filmfare award, Aap Ke Saath (1986), and Hukumat (1987).

Southeast, and in the Great Lakes region, but these appear to be waifs or naturalizations.

Round them the sheen of summers day Falls drearisome and desolate; Thin shadow lines of branches stray O"er waifes of childhood"s.

Her waifish face, slightly large ears, and super-tall super-skeletal frame endeared her to fashion houses and photographers, though she suffered.

The word gamine is a French word, the feminine form of gamin, originally meaning urchin, waif or playful, naughty child.

is a French word, the feminine form of gamin, originally meaning urchin, waif or playful, naughty child.

Synonyms:

small fry, fry, tiddler, shaver, child, kid, nipper, street child, minor, youngster, tike, tyke, nestling,

Antonyms:

majority, unpardonable, major, unlimited, adult,