ragamuffin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
    tatterdemalion.

WordNet

Rag`a*muf"fin noun
Etymology
Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries.
Definitions
  1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean which. Dryden.
  2. A person who wears ragged clothing. Colloq.
  3. (Zoöl.) The long-tailed titmouse. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913