Antonyms for gamin


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gam-in
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæm ɪn


Definition of gamin

Origin :
  • "street urchin," 1837, from French gamin (18c.), perhaps from Berrichon dialect gamer "to steal." Introduced in English in translations of Hugo.
  • Un groupe d'enfants, de ces petits sauvages vanu-pieds qui ont de tout temps battu le pavé de Paris sous le nom éternel de gamins, et qui, lorsque nous étions enfants aussi, nous ont jeté des pierres à tous, le soir, au sortir de classe, parce que nos pantalons n'étaient pas déchirés; etc. [Hugo, "Notre-Dame de Paris"]
  • As in ragamuffin : noun person who is poor, tattered
  • As in urchin : noun mischievious youngster
  • As in boy : noun young man
  • As in imp : noun mischievous child, small person
Example sentences :
  • She flashed him a gamin grin and they went on into the control room.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • A group of youths who were standing near shouted "Well said, gamin."
  • Extract from : « The Silver Lining » by John Roussel
  • The morrow when we shall need every man—nay, every gamin—will dawn soon.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I was as hot as fire, and some of the gamin's blood was still on my hand.
  • Extract from : « Explorers of the Dawn » by Mazo de la Roche
  • Why not, if you are all republicans, and see no more in a prince than in a gamin?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 400, February, 1849 » by Various
  • The Parisian, gamin or marquis, will have no bad music or acting.
  • Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
  • I ought not to have kept it to look at like a gamin with his marbles.
  • Extract from : « The Money Master, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • All the gamin's impudence melts at a touch of true kindness.
  • Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • Jadiver inspected it thoroughly, the gamin standing impatiently at his side.
  • Extract from : « Tangle Hold » by F. L. Wallace
  • But the gamin was petticoated and the burlesque scenes set in a comedy.
  • Extract from : « The English Stage » by Augustin Filon

Synonyms for gamin

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