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waif nghĩa là gì?

vật vô chủ

/weɪf/

waif in Vietnamese: vật vô chủ, trẻ bơ vơ, trẻ bị bỏ rơi. 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.

Vietnamese words for waif

article of movable property found of which the owner is not known
vật vô chủ
something found, especially if without an owner
vật vô chủ
person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support
trẻ bơ vơ, trẻ bị bỏ rơi

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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Questions about waif in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of waif in Vietnamese?
Waif in Vietnamese is vật vô chủ, trẻ bơ vơ, trẻ bị bỏ rơi.
waif nghĩa là gì?
Waif: vật vô chủ, trẻ bơ vơ, trẻ bị bỏ rơi.
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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