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Synonyms for gamin

Most common

boy tad throwaway

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.

Related words

Is a kind of
guttersnipe street child imp rascal

Forms

Plural
gamins → boys, tads, throwaways, guttersnipes…

Example sentences

  • boy That boy who is speaking English is taller than I.
  • tad Tom said he thought it was a tad risky to do that.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gaminrising
boyrising
tadrising
throwawayrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
boy1, tad1
9 letters
throwaway3
11 letters
guttersnipe

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (throwaway3 = 3 syllables).