ur‧chin /ˈɜːtʃən, ˈɜːtʃɪn $ ˈɜːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: urchin 'hedgehog' (13-20 centuries), from Old French herichon, from Latin ericius]
old-fashioned a poor dirty untidy child
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sea urchin [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲