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waif meaning in Tamil

ஆளற்ற பொருள்

/weɪf/

waif in Tamil: ஆளற்ற பொருள், கேட்பாரற்ற விலங்கு, அலைவாரி, கடலில் அடித்துக்கொண்டுவரப்பட்ட பொருள். In English, waif means an article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.

Tamil words for waif

ஆளற்ற பொருள், கேட்பாரற்ற விலங்கு, அலைவாரி, கடலில் அடித்துக்கொண்டுவரப்பட்ட பொருள், வானவாரி, அறியா வழியாகவந்த பொருள்

English meaning of waif

  1. noun An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
  2. noun Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
  3. noun A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
  4. noun A very thin person, especially a young one.

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What is the meaning of waif in Tamil?
Waif in Tamil is ஆளற்ற பொருள், கேட்பாரற்ற விலங்கு, அலைவாரி, கடலில் அடித்துக்கொண்டுவரப்பட்ட பொருள்.
waif என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Waif: ஆளற்ற பொருள், கேட்பாரற்ற விலங்கு, அலைவாரி, கடலில் அடித்துக்கொண்டுவரப்பட்ட பொருள்.
What does waif mean in English?
Waif means an article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: waif (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: waif (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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