urchin
21urchin — This word now suggests a small boy, one who is dirty and untidy and gets into trouble. Its primary meaning, however, is ‘hedgehog’, though the latter word has replaced it in that sense except in ‘seaurchin’. As a vocative addressed to a boy …
22urchin — noun Etymology: Middle English yrchoun, urchoun, from Anglo French heriçun, hirechoun, from Old French *eriz, from Latin ericius, from eris; akin to Greek chēr hedgehog Date: 14th century 1. archaic hedgehog 1a 2. a mischievous and often poor and …
23urchin — noun Urchin is used after these nouns: ↑sea, ↑street …
24urchin — Synonyms and related words: Arab, JD, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, brat, bum, bummer, cub, dickens, dogie, elf, enfant terrible, gamin, gamine, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, hobo, holy terror, homeless waif, idler, imp, juvenile delinquent,… …
25urchin — ur·chin || Éœrtʃɪn / ÉœËt n. mischievous child; hedgehog; sea urchin …
26urchin — [ ə:tʃɪn] noun 1》 a child who is poorly or raggedly dressed. 2》 dialect a hedgehog. 3》 a sea urchin. Origin ME hirchon, urchon hedgehog , from Old North. Fr. herichon, based on L. hericius hedgehog …
27urchin — noun (C) old fashioned a small dirty untidy child see also: sea urchin …
28urchin — noun Mrs. Duffy made frequent complaints about the urchins who played stickball on her street Syn: ragamuffin, waif, stray; imp, rascal, street urchin; derogatory guttersnipe; scapegrace; dated gamin …
29urchin — ur•chin [[t]ˈɜr tʃɪn[/t]] n. 1) a mischievous boy 2) any small boy or youngster 3) ivt sea urchin 4) brit. Chiefly Brit. Dial. hedgehog • Etymology: 1300–50; ME urchun, urchon hedgehog < ONF (h)erichon, OF heriçun < VL *hēricionem, acc. of… …
30urchin — n. 1 a mischievous child, esp. young and raggedly dressed. 2 = sea urchin. 3 archaic a a hedgehog. b a goblin. Etymology: ME hirchon, urcheon f. ONF herichon, OF hericcedilon ult. f. L (h)ericius hedgehog …
