gamine

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gamine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡæˈmiːn/, /ˈɡæmiːn/ === Noun === gamine (plural gamines) A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl. A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === gamine (comparative more gamine, superlative most gamine) (of a girl) Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair. [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== === See also === gamin === Anagrams === Enigma, enigma, imagen, in-game == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.min/ === Noun === gamine f (plural gamines, masculine gamin) kid (child) === Further reading === “gamine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === igname == Middle English == === Verb === gamine (Lincolnshire) alternative form of gamenen