gamin

[ gam-in ]

/ ˈgæm ɪn /

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noun

a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.

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Origin of gamin

From French, dating back to 1830–40, originally boy assisting a glassblower, young boy; of uncertain origin

Words nearby gamin

gamey, gamic, gamification, gamify, Gamilaraay, gamin, gamine, gaminess, gaming, gaming platform, gaming table

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How to use gamin in a sentence

Now began what she called her literary school-boy life (vie d'ecolier litteraire), her vie de gamin.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Little cared for by his father, he was brought up by his grandfather, a tailor, who let him roam the streets as a gamin.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
Master and dog were hustled outside the gate and into a rabble of jeering slum gamin.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
"Neither Georges nor the Dragon are honest souls enough to trust themselves with their cups," said the knowing gamin.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various

She has been scolding me, though if it comes to that I gave it her back with far more gamin in my tongue.
Dodo's Daughter|E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for gamin

gamin

/ (ˈɡæmɪn, French ɡamɛ̃) /

noun

a street urchin; waif

Word Origin for gamin

from French

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