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gamin
- /ˈɡæmɪn/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æmɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French gamin (“a street urchin; a young boy”), apparently an “eastern dialect” word of unknown origin.
noun gamins
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A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.
Dearest Eloise,— There is one little and perhaps insignificant French cake, which I feel certain would soon become a favourite in the cottage, more particularly amongst its juvenile inhabitants. It is the famed galette, the melodramatic food of the gamins, galopins, mechanics, and semi-artists of Fr
Opposite: gamine
Translations
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noun homeless boy; street urchin
| Español | gamín |
|---|---|
| Français | gamin |
| Deutsch | Straßenjunge |
| Italiano | derelitto, disadattato, ragazzo di strada, senzatetto, vagabondo |
| Ελληνικά | χαμίνι chamíni, αγυιόπαιδο agyiópaido |
| Русский | беспризо́рник besprizórnik |
Talk about this word "gamin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gamin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gamin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gamin "gamin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gamin.Cite this
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