gamin
Plural: gamins
Noun
- A street urchin; a mischievous child, especially one living in the streets.
- (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.
Examples
- He spotted GAMIN hidden in his rack, a surprisingly good word.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French gamin (“street urchin; young boy”), apparently an “eastern dialect” word of unknown origin.
Synonyms
street arab, throwaway
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
gamin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgamin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gamin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
gamin: valid Words With Friends Word