different between gamin vs gaminesque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamin (“street urchin; young boy”), apparently an “eastern dialect” word of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /??æm?n/
• Rhymes: -æm?n
• Hyphenation: ga?min

Noun

gamin (plural gamins)

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

   Antonym: (female) gamine

Hypernyms

• (homeless boy): guttersnipe, street child
• (cheeky boy): imp, rascal

Derived terms

• gaminesque

Related terms

• gamine (noun, adjective)
• gaminerie

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Magin, gmina, magni-, minga

French

Etymology

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.m??/

Noun

gamin m (plural gamins, feminine gamine)

1. (dated) street urchin, street kid
2. (colloquial) kid

   Synonyms: gosse, (regional) minot, kid

Adjective

gamin (feminine singular gamine, masculine plural gamins, feminine plural gamines)

1. mischievous, naughty

Derived terms

• gaminement
• gaminerie

Further reading

• “gamin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamin.

Noun

gamin m

1. (Maastrichtian) rascal boy, an imp particularly inclined to mischief

Synonyms

• batteraof

Middle English

Noun

gamin

1. Alternative form of game

English

Etymology

gamin +? -esque

Adjective

gaminesque (comparative more gaminesque, superlative most gaminesque)

1. Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.