waif
noun
a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
waiflike
-
a word derived from
waif.
Example Sentences
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Now, as waiflike models are replaced with Rubenesque ones, can plus-size fashion be freed from the burdens of identity politics and cultural prejudices — to simply exist as clothes and not statements?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2018
Ms. Gomez also runs into Childie, the waiflike lover of a British soap opera star from “The Killing of Sister George.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2015
With her waiflike frame, chiseled facial features and steely eyes that reveal nothing, she's like a mysterious child's doll come to life.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2013
She was supposed to be larger than life, not waiflike.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2010
They were waiflike but stronger than they looked.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
