Word of the Day – Gamin

• Noun:  Gamin
  1. a neglected boy left to run about the streets
  2. a street urchin
•  Synonyms:
  1. Urchin
  2. Ragamuffin
  3. Waif
  4. Stray
  5. (derogatory) guttersnipe
• Usage:
  1. “That is the pure-bred gamin. There are a great many varieties of the gamin species. The notary’s gamin is called Skip-the-Gutter, the cook’s gamin is called a scullion, the baker’s gamin is called a mitron, the lackey’s gamin is called a groom, the marine gamin is called the cabin-boy, the soldier’s gamin is called the drummer-boy, the painter’s gamin is called paint-grinder, the tradesman’s gamin is called an errand-boy, the courtesan gamin is called the minion, the kingly gamin is called the dauphin, the god gamin is called the bambino.”
• Encountered:
  1. While reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

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