Synonyms for gamin
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gam-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæm ɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for gamin Other synonyms for the word gamin
- cadet
- chap
- cub
- demon
- devil
- deviling
- devilkin
- dickens
- dude
- elf
- fiend
- gamin
- gnome
- gremlin
- guttersnipe
- half-pint
- hellion
- hobo
- imp
- junior
- juvenile delinquent
- little guy
- little shaver
- loafer
- master
- minx
- orphan
- pixie
- puck
- punk
- pup
- puppy
- ragamuffin
- rascal
- rogue
- runt
- scamp
- scarecrow
- schoolboy
- shaver
- small fry
- sonny
- sprite
- sprout
- squirt
- street person
- stripling
- tadpole
- tatterdemalion
- tramp
- troll
- tyke
- urchin
- vagabond
- vagrant
- villain
- waif
- wastrel
- whippersnapper
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for gamin
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