Many a child in Dickens (4)

I believe the answer is:

waif

(Other definitions for waif that I've seen before include "Orphan" , "Someone very thin or underfed" , "Forsaken child" , "Foundling" , "poor child" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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