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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