Ragamuffin: meaning, definitions and examples
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ragamuffin
[ หrรฆษกษหmสfษชn ]
informal
A ragged, unkempt, or disreputable person, especially a child.
Synonyms
gamin, street child, urchin, waif
Examples of usage
- He looked like a little ragamuffin with his torn clothes and dirty face.
- The orphanage was filled with ragamuffins in need of care and attention.
- The streets were crowded with ragamuffins begging for food and money.
- She had a soft spot for the ragamuffins who lived in the slums.
- The ragamuffin children played happily in the park.
Translations
Translations of the word "ragamuffin" in other languages:
๐ต๐น mendigo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคฟเคเคพเคฐเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Landstreicher
๐ฎ๐ฉ gelandangan
๐บ๐ฆ ะถะตะฑัะฐะบ
๐ต๐ฑ obdartus
๐ฏ๐ต ใปใใจใ่ (houtousha)
๐ซ๐ท va-nu-pieds
๐ช๐ธ desharrapado
๐น๐ท serseri
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ถ๋์ (burangja)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุชุดุฑุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ ลพebrรกk
๐ธ๐ฐ ลพobrรกk
๐จ๐ณ ไนไธ (qวgร i)
๐ธ๐ฎ bergant
๐ฎ๐ธ flรถkkumaรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะนัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแฎแแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dilษnรงi
๐ฒ๐ฝ desharrapado
Etymology
The term 'ragamuffin' originated in the 16th century and was originally used to describe a ragged, unkempt person. Over time, it came to specifically refer to a child who is dirty and poorly dressed. The word combines 'ragged' and 'muffin,' the latter possibly derived from the French 'moufle,' meaning a mitten or glove. Today, 'ragamuffin' is often used informally to affectionately describe a scruffy or disheveled child.