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URCHIN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for URCHIN?

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Need another word that means the same as “urchin”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “urchin” in this overview.

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Urchin as a Noun
Definitions of "Urchin" as a noun
Synonyms of "Urchin" as a noun (8 Words)
Usage Examples of "Urchin" as a noun
Associations of "Urchin" (30 Words)

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.