WAIFLIKE

Etymology

Adjective

waiflike (comparative more waiflike, superlative most waiflike)

Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.

Translations, Act I - Brian Friel

"She has a waiflike appearance and could be any age from seventeen to thirty-five."

Source: Wiktionary



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UNMARRIED

(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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