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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 [ˈrægəˌmʌfɪn]
n
1. a ragged unkempt person, esp a child
2. (Music / Pop Music) another name for ragga
[C14 Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman (1393); probably based on rag1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ragamuffin - a dirty shabbily clothed urchinragamuffin - a dirty shabbily clothed urchin      
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child

ragamuffin
noun urchin, gamin, guttersnipe, scarecrow (informal), tatterdemalion (rare), street Arab (offensive) two ragamuffins with a torch
Translations
ragamuffin [ˈrægəˌmʌfɪn] Ngranuja mf

ragamuffin
nVogelscheuche f (inf); (boy) → Bengel m; (girl) → Göre f; you little ragamuffindu kleiner Fratz

ragamuffin [ˈrægəˌmʌfɪn] n (old) → monello/a

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 ryysyläinen va-nu-pieds יֶלֶד לָבוּש בְּלוּיִים फटीचर, गुदड़िया poderanac, zamusanac utcagyerek anak yang tak terpelihara ræfill; tötralegt barn monello 浮浪児 누더기를 걸친 사람 driskius, skarmalius skrandainis budak selekeh schooier fillefrans obdartus maltrapilho (copil) zdrenţăros оборванец ufúľanec pobalin, razcapanec odrpanko rännstensunge, trashank เด็กที่ใส่เสื้อผ้าขาดวิ่นและสกปรก kir pas içinde çocuk 衣衫襤褸且骯髒的人(尤指小孩) шарпак, голодранець پھٹے پرانے کپڑوں والا آدمی người ăn mặc rách rưới 褴褛


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