ragamuffin

rag·a·muf·fin

or rag·ga·muf·fin R0021175 (răg′ə-mŭf′ĭn)n. A shabbily clothed, dirty child.

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[Middle English Ragamuffyn, a personal name : probably raggi, ragged (from ragge, rag; see rag¹) + Middle Dutch moffel, muffe, mitten; see muff².]

ragamuffin

(ˈræɡəˌmʌfɪn) n1. a ragged unkempt person, esp a child2. (Pop Music) another name for ragga[C14 Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman (1393); probably based on rag¹]

rag•a•muf•fin

(ˈræg əˌmʌf ɪn)

n. 1. a child in ragged, ill-fitting, dirty clothes. 2. a ragged, disreputable person. [1350–1400; Middle English Ragamoffyn, name of a demon in the poem Piers Plowman]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ragamuffin - a dirty shabbily clothed urchin tatterdemalionurchin - poor and often mischievous city child

ragamuffin

noun urchin, gamin, guttersnipe, scarecrow (informal), tatterdemalion (rare), street Arab (offensive) two ragamuffins with a torch

ragamuffin

nounA person wearing ragged or tattered clothing:scarecrow, tatterdemalion.

Translations

衣衫褴褛的而又肮脏的人

ragamuffin

(ˈrӕgəmafin) noun a ragged, dirty person, especially a child. 衣衫襤褸且骯髒的人(尤指小孩) 衣衫褴褛的而又肮脏的人（尤指小孩）