ragamuffin

/ˈræɡəˌmʌfɪn/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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