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adj
Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
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noun
A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.
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noun
a girl of impish appeal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
noun
a homeless girl who roams the streets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: street urchin, guttersnipe
History
Borrowed from French gamine.
Across languages
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