From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgaminega‧mine /ˈɡæmiːn/ noun [countable] literary WOMANa small thin girl or woman who looks like a boy —gamine adjective a gamine hairstyle
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gamine• At last my boyish figure had acquired some status and a more attractive description: gamine.• I think a boyish, childlike figure - that of the gamine - was the one he preferred aesthetically.Origin gamine (1800-1900) French gamin used for females 