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- [ur-chin]
- /ˈɜr tʃɪn/
- /ˈɜː.tʃɪn/
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- [ur-chin]
- /ˈɜr tʃɪn/
Definitions of urchin word
- noun urchin a mischievous boy. 1
- noun urchin any small boy or youngster. 1
- noun urchin sea urchin. 1
- noun urchin either of two small rollers covered with card clothing used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding. 1
- noun urchin Chiefly British Dialect. a hedgehog. 1
- noun urchin Obsolete. an elf or mischievous sprite. 1
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Origin of urchin
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English urchun, urchon hedgehog < Old North French (h)erichon, Old French heriçun < Vulgar Latin *hēriciōn- (stem of *hēriciō), equivalent to Latin ēric(ius) hedgehog + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Urchin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
urchin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for urchin
noun urchin
- brat — If you call someone, especially a child, a brat, you mean that he or she behaves badly or annoys you.
- child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
- deviling — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- devilkin — a small devil; a devil inferior to 'the' devil
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
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