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A Writer's Dictionary:

urchin Definition


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urchin
noun
    1. A mischievous child.
      Thesaurus: brat, gamin.
    2. A dirty raggedly dressed child.
      Thesaurus: waif, ragamuffin, guttersnipe, gamin.
    3. A sea urchin.
    4. archaic
      A hedgehog.
adj
    1. Relating to or like an urchin.
Etymology: 14c: from French heriçon, from Latin ericius hedgehog.



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