Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waift

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: waift
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of waif.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Then it is by name Proteus , that hath ordayn'd my sonne to die ; For that a waift , the which by fortune came Upon your seas , he claym'd as propertie"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

waifts (plural)

Questions

What does waift mean?: Obsolete form of waif.

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