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The word waif (from the Old French guaif, stray beast) refers to a living creature removed, by hardship, loss or other helpless circumstance, from his or her original surroundings. (More)

The Milky Waif is a 1946 animated cartoon short subject featuring Tom and Jerry. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby in Technicolor ... (More)

Gamine is a French word, the feminine form of gamin, originally meaning urchin, waif or playful, naughty child. The word was used in English from about the mid 19th century (for ... (More)

Bloody Jack is a historical novel by L.A. Meyer. It is centered on an orphaned girl in London in the early 1800s. The story is continued in Curse of the Blue Tattoo, Under the ... (More)

... The Golden Pickle – 0:29 "Hey John, Bees" - Your Charming Proposal – 1:08 "Wim Dials" - Searing Tonight – 1:52 "Billy Ray Human" - Somewhere Sometime – 3:04 "Milko Waif" - If ... (More)

Tuffy (originally Nibbles) is a fictional character from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series. He is the little grey, diaper-wearing orphan mouse whose cartoon debut came in the 1946 ... (More)

Hollywood film star Joan Crawford was a great fan of the "large-eyed waif" Keane paintings, which she had hanging in the bedroom and dressing room of her 9-room Imperial House (150 ... (More)

At the western end of the Deepwoods, after the Nightwoods, or Waif Country, is a giant cliff which leads to the Riverrise. A legend exists about Riverrise, a place at the end of ... (More)

The spectral, waif-like Virgin and Christ are a departure from the idealised figures that exemplified the sculptor's earlier style, and have been said to bear more of a resemblance ... (More)

Sarah Brightman made her stage debut in 1973 in this musical, as Vicky, the queen's eldest daughter, and a street waif; she was 13. External links (More)

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