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urchin [ˈɜːtʃɪn] n
1. a mischievous roguish child, esp one who is young, small, or raggedly dressed 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See sea urchin, heart urchin 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an archaic or dialect name for a hedgehog 4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) either of the two cylinders in a carding machine that are covered with carding cloth 5. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Obsolete an elf or sprite [urchon, from Old French heriçon, from Latin ēricius hedgehog, from ēr, related to Greek khēr hedgehog] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
urchin noun (Old-fashioned) ragamuffin, waif, guttersnipe, brat, mudlark (slang), gamin, street Arab (offensive), young rogue We were in the bazaar with all the little urchins watching us. Translations urchin n → Gassenkind nt; (mischievous) → Range f urchin [ˈɜːtʃɪn] n → monello/a urchin [ˈɜːtʃɪn] n → monello/a n urchin [ˈəːtʃin] a mischievous, usually dirty or ragged, child, especially a boy He was chased by a crowd of urchins. straatkind ولَد شَقي хлапак uličník gadedreng der Bengel αλητάκι pilluelo, golfillo uulitsapoiss بچۀ تخس katupoika gamin פִּרחַח छोकरा deran srác götustrákur/-stelpa monello いたずらっ子 개구쟁이 vaikėzas palaidnis; resgalis budak jalanan kwajongen gategutt; skøyer urwis puto copil neastâmpărat уличный мальчишка uličník pobalin derište rännstensunge, gatubarn เด็กซุกซน yaramaz çocuk, haylaz oğlan 頑童 хлопчак, хлопчисько شرير thằng ranh con 顽童 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At last one took the other aside, and said, 'That little urchin will make our fortune, if we can get him, and carry him about from town to town as a show; we must buy him. The door, which moved with difficulty on its creaking and rusty hinges, being forced quite open, a square and sturdy little urchin became apparent, with cheeks as red as an apple. One slipper was nowhere to be found; the other had been laid hold of by an urchin, and off he ran with it; he thought it would do capitally for a cradle when he some day or other should have children himself. |
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