gamine

Definitions


[ɡaˈmiːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a young woman) attractively boyish
(e.g: a picture featuring a gamine young model)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: French, feminine of gamin (see gamin)


[ɡaˈmiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a young woman with a mischievous, boyish charm
(e.g: a long-legged, short-haired gamine)

- a female street urchin
(e.g: I left school and fell in with some gamines)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: French, feminine of gamin (see gamin)




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