waif
Kelime Anlamı :
1. batan geminin malları.
2. kayıp eşya.
3. kalıntı.
4. başıboş hayvan.
5. kayıp çocuk.
6. kimsesiz çocuk.
7. evsiz barksız.
8. kimsesiz.
9. sahipsiz mal.
10. sahipsiz hayvan.
Tanımlar :
1.
A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.
2. an abandoned young animal.
3. something found and unclaimed, as an object cast up by the sea.
4. nautical see waft.
2. an abandoned young animal.
3. something found and unclaimed, as an object cast up by the sea.
4. nautical see waft.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
2. hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
2. hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
2. hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
2. hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
anything blown by the wind or drifted in by the ocean; a thing tossed abroad and abandoned; a stray or odd piece or article.
2. in law: goods found of which the owner is not known.
3. such goods as a thief, when pursued, throws away to prevent being apprehended.
4. A wanderer; one who is lost; a neglected, homeless wretch: applied also to beasts.
5. same as weft or waft.
6. vagabond; worthless; ignoble; inferior. also waff.
2. in law: goods found of which the owner is not known.
3. such goods as a thief, when pursued, throws away to prevent being apprehended.
4. A wanderer; one who is lost; a neglected, homeless wretch: applied also to beasts.
5. same as weft or waft.
6. vagabond; worthless; ignoble; inferior. also waff.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia