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[edit] Anime?

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)

[edit] Other Meanings?

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)

I wouldn't have thought the word "waif" meant "thin"... According to the Answers.com dictionary,

(American Heritage)

1. A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.

2. An abandoned young animal.

3. 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)

[edit] 8 stone?

What system of measurement does this come from, and is it in common usage today? I remember some references in some old [Benny Hill] song skits.