Looking for the meaning of the word URCHIN in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of URCHIN with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Urchin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English hirchon, urchon ‘hedgehog’, from Old Northern French herichon, based on Latin hericius ‘hedgehog’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈəːtʃɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a young child who is poorly or raggedly dressed
Short Definition:young child who is poorly or raggedly dressed
Examples:- he was surrounded by a dozen street urchins in rags
Definition:
a hedgehog.
Short Definition:hedgehog
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