GAMIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gamin mean? 

• GAMIN (noun)
  The noun GAMIN has 1 sense:

1. (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

  Familiarity information: GAMIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAMIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gamin; street arab; throwaway

Hypernyms ("gamin" is a kind of...):

guttersnipe; street urchin (a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)