waif vs fry

waif and fry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
waif	Yes	No	No	No
fry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fry is a hypernym of waif; that is, fry is a word with a broader meaning than waif:

Other hypernyms of waif include child, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

waif (noun)	fry (noun)
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned	a young person of either sex

waif (verb)	fry (verb)
	cook in hot fat or oil
	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
	be excessively hot