Waif
//weɪf//
Translations of "waif" (17 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | سَائِبَة(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known) | sāʔiba | |
| Bulgarian | бездомник(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), намерена вещ(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known) | bezdomnik, namerena vešt | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 流浪儿(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | Liúlàngér | |
| Danish | forældreløst barn(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), hittebarn(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Dutch | zwerver(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Esperanto | vaganto(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Finnish | isännätön esine(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known), isännätön tavara(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known), katulapsi(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), löytö(something found, especially if without an owner), ruipelo(very thin person) | — | |
| French | vagabond(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| German | Fundsache(something found, especially if without an owner), Fundstück(something found, especially if without an owner), Heimatloser(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), heimatlose Person(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), heimatloses Kind(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), herrenloses Gut(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known) | — | |
| Italian | naufrago(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), randagio(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), ritrovamento(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known), trovatello(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), vagabondo(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Māori | hoetere(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Polish | podrzutek(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Russian | беспризо́рник(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), беспризо́рница(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), нахо́дка(something found, especially if without an owner), поте́рянная вещь(something found, especially if without an owner) | besprizórnik, besprizórnica, naxódka, potérjannaja veščʹ | |
| Serbo-Croatian | nahod(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support) | — | |
| Spanish | bien mostrenco(something found, especially if without an owner), hallazgo(something found, especially if without an owner) | — | |
| Swedish | föräldralöst barn(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), herrelöst gods(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known) | — | |
| Vietnamese | trẻ bơ vơ(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), trẻ bị bỏ rơi(person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support), vật vô chủ(article of movable property found of which the owner is not known), vật vô chủ(something found, especially if without an owner) | — |
forældreløst barn, hittebarn
zwerver
vaganto
isännätön esine, isännätön tavara, katulapsi, löytö, ruipelo
vagabond
Fundsache, Fundstück, Heimatloser, heimatlose Person, heimatloses Kind, herrenloses Gut
naufrago, randagio, ritrovamento, trovatello, vagabondo
hoetere
podrzutek
беспризо́рник, беспризо́рница, нахо́дка, поте́рянная вещь
besprizórnik, besprizórnica, naxódka, potérjannaja veščʹ
nahod
bien mostrenco, hallazgo
föräldralöst barn, herrelöst gods
trẻ bơ vơ, trẻ bị bỏ rơi, vật vô chủ, vật vô chủ
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