ragamuffin
/ˈræɡəˌmʌfɪn/
noun
- A child who is dressed in ragged, dirty, or shabby clothing.
- In the park, a little ragamuffin with torn shoes played happily in the mud.
- The old story tells of a ragamuffin who wandered the streets begging for food.
- The charity provides warm coats and shoes for every ragamuffin in the neighborhood.
- A person, especially a child, who looks scruffy or disheveled.
- She smiled at the group of ragamuffins covered in paint from their art project.
- After playing outside all day, he looked like a real ragamuffin with leaves in his hair.
- The teacher didn't mind the ragamuffin appearance as long as the students were learning.
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