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ragamuffin

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rag·a·muf·fin or rag·ga·muf·fin  (rg-mfn)
n.
A shabbily clothed, dirty child.

[Middle English Ragamuffyn, a personal name : probably raggi, ragged (from ragge, rag; see rag1) + Middle Dutch moffel, muffe, mitten; see muff2.]

ragamuffin
Noun
1. a ragged dirty child
2. same as ragga [probably from rag1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ragamuffinragamuffin - a dirty shabbily clothed urchin      
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
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ragamuffin
n ragamuffin [ˈrӕgəmafin]
a ragged, dirty person, especially a child. straatkind شَخْص قَذِر ورثُّ الثِّياب дриплъо špindíra bums; gadebarn die Vogelscheuche αλήτης galopín kaltsukubu ژولیده؛ آدم کثیف و بی سر و پا resupekka va-nu-pieds יֶלֶד לָבוּש בְּלוּיִים फटीचर, गुदड़िया poderanac, zamusanac utcagyerek anak yang tak terpelihara ræfill; tötralegt barn monello 浮浪児 거지 행색의 꼬마 driskius, skarmalius skrandainis budak selekeh schooier fillefrans obdartus maltrapilho (copil) zdrenţăros оборванец ufúľanec pobalin, razcapanec odrpanko rännstensunge, trashank เด็กที่ใส่เสื้อผ้าขาดวิ่นและสกปรก kir pas içinde çocuk 衣衫襤褸的而又骯臟的人(尤指小孩) шарпак, голодранець پھٹے پرانے کپڑوں والا آدمی người ăn mặc rách rưới 褴褛小孩


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"They called her a little `blue' ragamuffin, father," said Harry, who ran in looking very angry; "but I have given it to them; they won't insult my sister again.
Then, when I've got a start, I can take in a ragamuffin or two, just for a relish.
I can see the chandeliers, and the green silk of the piano, and Mamma sitting in her cashmere shawl by the window, singing till the little ragamuffin boys outside stopped to listen.
 
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