waifs and strays

(British & Australian)

people or animals who have no home and no one to care for them Emma was always bringing home waifs and strays and giving them a bed for the night.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Boyd	BOID (English)	Scottish, English
Hereweald	-	Anglo-Saxon
ÙNa	OO-na	Scottish
BjÖRn	BYUURN (Swedish, German), PYUURN (Icelandic)	Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Riley	['raili]
Tyrone	tie-RON	English