waif
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you refer to a child or young woman as a waif, you mean that they are very thin and look as if they have nowhere to live. 流浪儿
The dirty-faced waif was only five or six years old. 这个流浪儿脸上脏兮兮的,只有五六岁大。
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waif /weɪf/ (waifs)
剑桥词典
- a child or animal without a home or enough food and care , usually thin and dirty in appearance
(通常指又瘦又脏的)流浪儿;无家可归的小动物