gamin

[gam-in] Origin

gam·in

[gam-in]
noun
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.

Origin:
1830–40; < French, orig. boy assisting a glassblower, young boy; of uncertain origin
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Gamin is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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gamin (ˈɡæmɪn, French ɡamɛ̃)
 
n
a street urchin; waif
 
[from French]

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gamin
"street urchin," 1840, from Fr. gamin, perhaps from Berrichon dialect gamer "to steal."
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