gamine

Variant of gamin

gamin definition

gamin (gam′in; Fr gȧ man′)

noun

  1. a neglected child left to roam the streets; street urchin
  2. a girl with a roguish, saucy charm
    also gamine ga·mine′ (ga mēn′)

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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