Gamin

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Junge , 🇪🇸 chico , 🇮🇹 ragazzo , 🇵🇹 menino , 🇨🇳 男孩 , 🇯🇵 少年 , 🇰🇷 소년 , 🇸🇦 شاب , 🇮🇳 लड़का

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Etymology

The noun *gamin* (“boy, kid”) comes from Middle French *gamin* (c. 14th c.), literally “small leg.” It is formed from Latin *gamba* “leg” plus the diminutive suffix **‑in**, originally designating a child’s little leg and, by extension, the child himself. By the 16th c. the term had acquired its modern sense of a mischievous or street‑wise boy.

Synonyms

gamin garçon môme enfant pupille

Antonyms

adulte personne adulte personne âgée mature personne mature