a waif is a form of:

Waif



noun
1.
(a homeless and helpless person, anything found that is without an owner, stray article or animal) កំទិចកំទី, អ្នកធ្លាក់ខ្លួនក្រពេក, homeless waif ក្មេងក្រីក្រលំបាកគ្មានទីពំនាក់, កំព្រាតោកយ៉ាក, nimal waif កូនសត្វដែលវង្វេង, ព្រាត់ប្រាស់
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) មនុស្សគ្មានទីជម្រក, ក្មេងកំព្រីកំព្រាគ្មានទីពំនាក់, សត្វគ្មានម្ចាស់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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.