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Meaning of urchin

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

urchin

Pronunciation:/ˈɜːtʃən//ˈɝtʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. A mischievous child.

  2. A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets.

  3. A sea urchin.

  4. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders arranged around a carding drum; so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog.