as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy
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Recent Examples of urchin
Their big-brother/little-brother vibe is more affecting than the relationship between siblings Natalie and Henry, typical Hollywood urchins whose brave action-movie routines are exceptional only for their cubistic, pillowy environs.
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Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At one point a homeless urchin, played by Kagani Paul Moonlight X Byler Jackson, wanders in, asking in to cut through the property, as well as for money.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Liverpool was, in short, a city that generated strong opinions and the advert was effectively sending a powerful message: even Scouse urchins drink milk.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At one point a homeless urchin, played by Kagani Paul Moonlight X Byler Jackson, wanders in, asking in to cut through the property, as well as for money.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Liverpool was, in short, a city that generated strong opinions and the advert was effectively sending a powerful message: even Scouse urchins drink milk.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urchin
Noun
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The trip then took the monkeys to Dallas and finally to Nebraska with the help of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Wildlife Confiscations Network.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Casati Stampa di Soncino inhabited Peggy Guggenheim’s former home Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and infused Venice with 1920s glamour, wild parties with big band music and monkeys and filled it with famous guests like her lover, poet Gabriele D’Annunzio and visual artist Man Ray.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The term Jab Jab itself comes from the French term for devil.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me).—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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