waif
US
UK waif n: (orphan, homeless child)
SC 流浪儿 liú làng er
TC 流浪兒
TC 流浪兒
SC 无家可归的儿童 liú làng er，wú jiā kě guī de ér tóng
Edward Jones established a home for waifs and strays in 1872.
waif n: figurative (thin young woman)
SC 穿乞丐装且身材苗条的时尚女孩儿 chuān qǐ gài zhuāng qiě shēn cái miáo tiáo de shí shàng nǚ hái er
We're used to seeing waifs on the catwalk who are unhealthily thin.
waif-like adj: (person: very slender)
SC 瘦骨伶仃的