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: a boy who hangs around on the streets : urchin
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Liliane Montevecchi, a glittering French gamin who became a cabaret star in Paris, a pal of Marlon Brando’s in Hollywood, and the Tony Award-winning ‘‘muse’’ of director Tommy Tune on Broadway, died June 29 at her home in Manhattan.
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Washington Post,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 July 2018
The gamin Bujold plays the enchanting Coquelicot with whom Bates falls in love.
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Susan King,
latimes.com,
8 Mar. 2018
This musical about a French gamin finding love, adapted by Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen from the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie, will steal its final garden gnome.
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Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
18 May 2017
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Washington Post,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 July 2018
The gamin Bujold plays the enchanting Coquelicot with whom Bates falls in love.
—
Susan King,
latimes.com,
8 Mar. 2018
This musical about a French gamin finding love, adapted by Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen from the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie, will steal its final garden gnome.
—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
18 May 2017
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“Gamin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamin. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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gamin
noun
gam·in
ˈgam-ən 
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: an often poor boy who spends much of his time on the streets
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