Examples of “waif” in a Sentence

noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.

• The film opens on a waif begging outside the station.
• She took in the waifs and strays of the neighborhood, cats included.

noun A woman or girl who is strikingly slight and fragile-looking, especially as a fashion look.

• The nineties made a fashion icon of the waif.
• With her cropped hair and huge coat she had a deliberate waif look.