Talk:Waif
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The "In Anime" section is kind of... well... hrmm. Sounds false, really.
- Not really. "waif" is generally used to describe characters like Ayanami Rei of Shin Seiki Evangelion. The S 16:00, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
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Why 'Waif' ? Does it have other meanings?
220.245.178.137 09:32, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
- Good question. Where does the term come from? It doesn't say in the article. - Matthew238 04:45, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
The term dates from the 19th century. (unsigned)
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- I wouldn't have thought the word "waif" meant "thin"... According to the Answers.com dictionary,
(American Heritage)
- 1.
- 1. A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.
- 2. An abandoned young animal.
- 2. Something found and unclaimed, as an object cast up by the sea.
[Middle English, ownerless property, stray animal, from Anglo-Norman, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
(Wordnet)
The noun waif has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
This should be in the article, and the other alleged meaning not found in the dictionary should be better referenced. Blockinblox 16:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
