无家可归 — meaning in English

English meaning

• vagrant noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.
• waif noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.

Senses

无家可归 is used for these senses in English:

• vagrant (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
• waif A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.

vagrant — full definition

1. noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.
2. adj Wandering from place to place without a fixed home or settled job.

waif — full definition

1. noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.
2. noun A woman or girl who is strikingly slight and fragile-looking, especially as a fashion look.

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