"gamine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more gamine [comparative], most gamine [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French gamine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gamine}} French gamine Head templates: {{en-adj}} gamine (comparative more gamine, superlative most gamine)
  1. (of a girl) Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair. Categories (topical): Stock characters Related terms: gamin Translations (having a boyish, mischievous charm): мальчи́шеский (malʹčíšeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gamine-en-adj-XC65RREh Disambiguation of Stock characters: 66 31 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 26 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 77 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 9 5

Noun

Forms: gamines [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French gamine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gamine}} French gamine Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamine (plural gamines)
  1. A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl. Categories (topical): Female people, People Translations (a female street urchin; a homeless girl): беспризо́рница (besprizórnica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gamine-en-noun-m6SR6Fb~ Disambiguation of Female people: 5 75 20 Disambiguation of People: 18 53 30 Disambiguation of 'a female street urchin; a homeless girl': 97 3
  2. A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman. Translations (a mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman): прока́зница (prokáznica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gamine-en-noun-ecoY6R7- Disambiguation of 'a mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman': 2 98

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