беспризорница — meaning in English

English meaning

• gamine noun A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
• waif noun A person, especially a child, who is thin, pale and homeless or uncared for.

Senses

беспризорница is used for these senses in English:

• gamine A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
• street urchin (British, dated) A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.
• waif A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.

gamine — full definition

1. noun A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
2. noun A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.

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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