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heimatloses Kind — meaning in English

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English meaning

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

Senses

heimatloses Kind is used for these senses in English:

  • waif A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.

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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