gamin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamin (“a street urchin; a young boy”), apparently an “eastern dialect” word of unknown origin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

street arab, throwaway

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