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Gamin

Gamin Meaning & Definition
Gamin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gamin?

[n] a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gamin: street arab | throwaway

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gamin: 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

See Also | guttersnipe | street urchin

Gamin In Webster's Dictionary

\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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