Synonyms for waif
Definitions
- n. 1
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
Forms
- Plural
- waifs → vagabonds, tramps, vagrants, wanderers…
Example sentences
- tramp Don't tramp in the living room with muddy feet.
- wanderer I am just a wanderer, seeking purity of the soul.
- vagabond The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.
- vagrant If you meet a vagrant or a beggar, it's good to give them some money.
- whiff He had a whiff at my fart and fanned it back to me.
By length
- 3 letters
- bum1
- 4 letters
- hobo2
- 5 letters
- stiff1, stray1, tramp1, whiff1, piker2
- 6 letters
- truant2
- 7 letters
- vagrant2, drifter2, floater2, wastrel, swagman
- 8 letters
- derelict3, wanderer3, vagabond3
- 9 letters
- landloper
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hobo2 = 2 syllables).