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The synonyms of “Urchin” are: imp, monkey, puck, rascal, rogue, minx, mischief-maker, prankster
Urchin as a Noun
Definitions of "Urchin" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “urchin” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A young child who is poorly or raggedly dressed.
- A hedgehog.
- A goblin.
- Poor and often mischievous city child.
Synonyms of "Urchin" as a noun (8 Words)
imp | One who is playfully mischievous. A cheeky young imp. |
minx | An impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman. You saucy little minx. |
mischief-maker | Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble. |
monkey | A person who is dominated or controlled by another with reference to the monkey traditionally kept by an organ grinder. Where have you been you little monkey. |
prankster | A person fond of playing pranks. |
puck | A vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey. |
rascal | One who is playfully mischievous. A lovable rascal. |
rogue | A dishonest or unprincipled man. Cenzo you old rogue. |
Usage Examples of "Urchin" as a noun
- He was surrounded by a dozen street urchins in rags.
Associations of "Urchin" (30 Words)
boorish | Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Boorish behaviour. |
brat | A small pork sausage. Presumably this is where people dump their brats so they can shop in relative peace. |
chimpanzee | Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests. |
dastard | Despicably cowardly- F.D. Roosevelt. The unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on December 7th. |
dastardly | Wicked and cruel. The unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on December 7th. |
devil | A very wicked or cruel person. He was dangerous when the devil was in him. |
dwarf | A person who is of unusually or abnormally small stature because of a congenital condition a person affected by dwarfism. This year s debt dwarfs that of last year. |
fairy | A small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. Fairy gold. |
fiend | The Devil. A football fiend. |
frivolity | Lack of seriousness; light-heartedness. A night of fun and frivolity. |
giant | Used in names of very large animals and plants e g giant hogweed giant tortoise. Giant multinational corporations. |
gnome | A small ugly person. The gnomes of Zurich. |
imp | Fairies that are somewhat mischievous. A cheeky young imp. |
knave | (in cards) a jack. |
macaque | Short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa. |
miscreant | (of a person) behaving badly or unlawfully. Her miscreant husband. |
monkey | A person who is dominated or controlled by another with reference to the monkey traditionally kept by an organ grinder. Where have you been you little monkey. |
monster | A large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature. He was an unfeeling treacherous monster. |
orangutan | Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits. |
pygmy | Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds e g pygmy shrew pygmy water lily. Charles VIII of France was a pygmy. |
rapscallion | A mischievous person. They were the rapscallions behind this practical joke. |
rascal | A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. You are such a rascal. |
reprobate | Express strong disapproval of. He had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption. |
rogue | A dishonest or unprincipled man. You are a rogue and an embezzler. |
ruffian | A violent criminal or troublemaker. |
scamp | A person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likeable or amusing way. That man was a scamp a damn thief. |
scoundrel | A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately. That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men. |
troll | A fisherman s lure that is used in trolling. All tongues shall troll you. |
villain | A criminal. The armed villains run off into the night. |
wanderer | A computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine. He is a longtime seaman a rootless wanderer. |