gamine

  • 11gamine — UK [ˈɡæmiːn] / US [ˈɡæˌmɪn] noun [countable] Word forms gamine : singular gamine plural gamines a small, thin, attractive girl or woman who looks like a boy …

    English dictionary

  • 12gamine — I. noun Etymology: French, feminine of gamin Date: 1889 1. a girl who hangs around on the streets 2. a small playfully mischievous girl II. adjective Date: 1925 of, relating to, or suggesting a gamine …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13gamine — gam•ine [[t]ˈgæm in, ɪn, gæˈmin[/t]] n. 1) cvb a neglected girl left to run about the streets 2) a diminutive girl, esp. one who is pert 3) cvb of or like a gamine • Etymology: 1895–1900; < F; fem. of gamin …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14Gamine (disambiguation) — Gamine may refer to: * Gamine , the feminine form of the French word , originally meaning urchin, waif or playful, naughty child. *Gamine, a singing duo, comprising Claudia Labadie and Ian Williams [http://www.last.fm/music/Gamine/+wiki] .… …

    Wikipedia

  • 15gamine — 1. noun a) a female street urchin b) a mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman 2. adjective (of a girl) having a boyish, mischievous charm; tomboyish …

    Wiktionary

  • 16gamine — ga|mine [ gæ,min ] noun count a small, thin, attractive girl or woman who looks like a boy …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17gamine — n. mischievous child; lively young looking girl …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18gamine — Qualificatif populaire qui désigne une adolescente encore naïve, mais déjà assez espiègle et turbulente pour se donner des allures de stagiaire en féminité. le DICO de l amour et des pratiques sexuelles Par Jacques Waynberg …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

  • 19gamine — [ga mi:n] noun a girl with a mischievous, boyish charm. adjective (of a girl) attractively boyish. Origin C19: Fr., feminine of gamin (see gamin) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20gamine — gam·ine …

    English syllables