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
Terrie	TER-ee	English
Cowan	['kauən]
Dareia	-	Late Greek
Adelbert	AH:-dəl-bərt (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Chidi	-	Western African, Igbo
HÜLya	-	Turkish