gamine
French, noun/ɡa.min/
gamine is spelled G-A-M-I-N-E (6 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written French, the 9,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gamine is a French feminine noun meaning “kid (child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Enfant pauvre qui vit dans les rues”.
What does gamine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekid (child)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Enfant pauvre qui vit dans les rues. 2. Petite fille. – Note d’usage : Il se dit en particulier des enfants qui passent leur temps à jouer dans les rues. 3. Fille espiègle et hardie. Il s’emploie souvent en mauvaise part. 4. Femme notablement plus jeune par rapport à une autre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gamine
- gamines plural
- gamin masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gamine?
- /ɡa.min/
- \ɡa.min\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gamine in French?
gamine appears 6.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).