waif vs shaver

waif and shaver both are nouns.

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

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

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

waif (noun)	shaver (noun)
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned	a razor powered by an electric motor
	a young person of either sex
	an adult male who shaves