waif

A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.

An abandoned young animal.

A person, especially a young woman, who is thin or gaunt.

Something found and unclaimed, as an object cast up by the sea.

Anything blown by the wind or drifted in by the ocean; a thing tossed abroad and abandoned; a stray or odd piece or article.

In law: Goods found of which the owner is not known.

Such goods as a thief, when pursued, throws away to prevent being apprehended.

A wanderer; one who is lost; a neglected, homeless wretch: applied also to beasts.