gamin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
    throwaway; street arab.

WordNet

Gam"in noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.
    In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at the Chinaman.' L. Oliphant.

Webster 1913