adjective barely above a minimum standard of quality.The marginal farm land allowed the families a meager existence.Her piano skills are marginal, but her singing voice is quite extraordinary. See the full entry

noun a short tale that teaches a moral lesson, often having animals as the main characters.Possibly the most famous fable by Aesop is “The Tortoise and the Hare.” See the full entry

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adjective not yet having attained maturity; not adult; young. noun one who is not yet an adult; young person; adolescent. See the full entry

noun a homeless or friendless person, esp. an orphaned or abandoned child.With no one to take them in, the orphaned children had become waifs begging in the streets. See the full entry