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What is the noun for waifish?

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waif
  1. A a castaway; a homeless child.
  2. (botany) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized.
  3. (obsolete) 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.
  4. (obsolete) Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Artie enters with a lost teen waif named Donna whom he found in an elevator.”
      “Mrs Tarpen had no problem with that idea, and she rather liked the idea of helping a homeless waif off the streets.”
      “Jay, dear, go get her luggage, this little waif who was obviously underfed in London, shouldn't have to carry her own.”
waifishness
  1. The state or condition of being waifish.
waift
  1. Obsolete form of waif.
waifts
  1. plural of waift
waifs
  1. plural of waif
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I used to pick up all sorts of collarless waifs and strays from our housing estate in Ireland.”
      “Winter for Kiev's waifs and strays is a cold, bleak daily battle for survival.”
      “Experts estimate that China has at least 150,000 waifs between the ages of 10 and 15 wandering its streets.”
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