waif

[US]/weɪf/
[UK]/wef/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mtu, kwa makini mtoto, ambaye hauwa home au dada, na ambaye mafanikia kwa muda mrefu na haukukamwa; mtu ambaye amekuwa mshirika au amekuwa mshirika; mtu ambaye hauwa mshirika au haukukamwa.
Word Forms
Pluralwaifs

Example Sentences

waifs of the picaresque tradition;

waifs ya tradisheni ya picaresque;

There are lots of waifs and strays living on the streets here.

kuna makubwa ya waifs na strays ambao wanahiji kwenye miji hapa.

she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays.

haya ni mmotheri ya waifs na strays mbalimbali.

picaresque novels; waifs of the picaresque tradition; a picaresque hero.

romanti ya picaresque; waifs ya tradisheni ya picaresque; mwananchi wa picaresque.

My wife is always inviting various waifs and strays from work to our house.She seems to attract them.

mke yangu inaamkia makubwa ya waifs na strays kutoka kwa kazi kwa nyumba yetu. Aya inaondoa wao.

Real-world Examples

" You lie, " said the waif. " You must lie gooder" .

"Umezaa," alisema mwanamke. "Umezaa kwa mabawa zaidi."

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

" On any animal with warm blood" . The waif slapped her.

"Kwa ajili ya mnyama mpe mawe yake," . Mwanamke alimwanga.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

The waif nodded. Arya nodded back, and in her best Braavosi said, " How many years have you" ?

Mwanamke alikimbia. Arya alikimbia pia, na kwa lugha ya Braavosi yake alisema, "Je, ukiwa mwa mimi ngapi?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

" And really you didn't marry an Arab waif after all, " said Meriem.

"Na kwa mafupi, uumea mwanamke Arabi," alisema Meriem.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

It was kind of the epitome of the waif.

Hili ilikuwa mchakato wa mwanamke.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

Poisons. She understood then. Every evening after prayer the waif emptied a stone flagon into the waters of the black pool.

Mafupi. Alifahamia basi. Kila mchana baada ya mazoe, mwanamke alimvua kampuni ya mawe kwenye mizigo ya tunda ya mawe.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

They were rather forlorn little waifs, outcasts in a strange country and forsaken by their only friend and guardian, Cap'n Bill.

Wale walikuwa mwanamke wazima, wamchana kwenye nchi ya mpya na wamekutana na mpenda mmoja na mwenyewe, Cap'n Bill.

Source: Scarecrow

But before the waif could answer, the kindly man stepped into the chamber, smiling. " You have returned to us" .

Lakini kabla ya mwanamke alikimbia, mwanamke mwenye mafupi alipita kwenye mchafu, akisimama. "Umeviana kwa mimi."

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

The Common Tongue came to the waif more quickly. One day at supper she turned to Arya, and asked, " Who are you" ?

Lugha ya kawaida ilifika kwa mwanamke kwa mafupi. Mwaka mmoja na mazoe, alisimama kwa Arya na alisema, "Ukiwa mwenyewe?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

She only wanted to know that Jack loved the little Arab waif.

Alikufa kusoma kama Jack amekuwa na mwanamke Arabi.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

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