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Word of the Day – Gamin

By September 3, 2020Word of the Day

Gamin (noun)

Ga-min

(dated) A street urchin.

Mid 19th century French, originally an eastern dialect word, of unknown origin.

Example sentences

“Take a young gamin, teach him how to pickpockets and you have a valuable commodity.”

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