gamin

Meaning

A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.

Opposite of

gamine

Synonyms

street urchin

throwaway

guttersnipe

street arab

lout

ragamuffin

rapscallion

scamp

tramp

vagabond

vagrant

waif

rascallion

bum

street Arab

hobo

hoodlum

hooligan

Translations

χαμίνι

trinxeraire

nyèbit

αγυιόπαις

αλήτης

monello

zwerver

golfillo

الصبي المتشرد

pilluelo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæmɪn/

Etymology

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