gamin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gamin
From French, dating back to 1830–40, originally boy assisting a glassblower, young boy; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Mr. Givenchy was shocked when the doe-eyed, gamin beauty walked into his studio.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2018
But while Ms. Tautou summoned Hepburn the mischievous gamin, Ms. Soo evokes Ms. Hepburn’s more stately and serene side, the princess in “Roman Holiday.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2017
Ms. O’Hara-Baker gives her free-spirited Lilly a sense of gamin airiness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2016
By 1918 he was Hollywood's most popular male actor, outranking Charlie Chaplin; the top female was Mary Pickford, the cagey gamin called America's Sweetheart.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gamin bounced up and took charge of Jadiver, leading him to a small workshop screened off in a corner of one of the larger rooms.
From Tangle Hold by Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
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