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GAMINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gamine mean?
• GAMINE (noun)
The noun GAMINE has 2 senses:
1. a homeless girl who roams the streets
2. a girl of impish appeal
Familiarity information: GAMINE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A homeless girl who roams the streets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gamine" is a kind of...):
guttersnipe; street urchin (a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A girl of impish appeal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gamine" is a kind of...):
fille; girl; miss; missy; young lady; young woman (a young female)
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