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urchin

Pronunciation: /ˈəːtʃɪn/
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Definition of urchin

noun

  • 1a young child who is poorly or raggedly dressed: he was surrounded by a dozen street urchins in rags
  • 2 dialect a hedgehog.

Origin:

Middle English hirchon, urchon 'hedgehog', from Old Northern French herichon, based on Latin hericius 'hedgehog'

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