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urchin

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of urchin

an appealingly mischievous person

we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy

Synonyms of urchin

devil, hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp

Words Related to urchin

cutup, larker, madcap, skylarker

brat, disrupter, misbehaver, nuisance

juvenile delinquent

Near Antonyms of urchin

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker

knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain

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