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gamin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈɡæmɪn/, French: /ɡamɛ̃/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgæmɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gam′in)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gam•in /ˈgæmɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a boy who hangs around on the streets;
    urchin.
  2. gamine (def. 2).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gam•in  (gam′in),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a neglected boy left to run about the streets;
    street urchin.
  • French, origin, originally boy assisting a glassblower, young boy; of uncertain origin, originally
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gamin /ˈɡæmɪn; French: ɡamɛ̃/ n
  1. a street urchin; waif
Etymology: from French
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