Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > W Synonyms of waif Find synonyms for: Noun1. waif, street child, child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingusage: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of waif (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: solecism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language