Meaning of GAMIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'gamin
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| | Definition: | | [n] a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets |
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| | Synonyms: | | street arab, throwaway |
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| | See Also: | | guttersnipe, street urchin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gam"in\, n. [F.]
A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.
In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at
the Chinaman.' --L. Oliphant.
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| | Related Terms: | | Arab, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, brat, bum, bummer, dogie, elf, enfant terrible, gamine, guttersnipe, hobo, holy terror, homeless waif, idler, imp, JD, juvenile delinquent, landloper, lazzarone, little monkey, loafer, losel, minx, monkey, mudlark, piker, puck, punk, punk kid, ragamuffin, ragman, ragpicker, rounder, ski bum, spoiled brat, stiff, stray, street Arab, street urchin, sundowner, surf bum, swagman, swagsman, tatterdemalion, tennis bum, tramp, turnpiker, urchin, vag, vagabond, vagrant, waif, waifs and strays, wastrel, whippersnapper |
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