urchin
/ˈɜːtʃɪn/noun
1
- a mischievous young child, especially one who is poorly or raggedly dressed顽童, 淘气鬼(尤指穿着破烂邋遢者)。
1.1
- archaic a goblin〈古〉小精灵, 小妖精。
2
- chiefly dialect a hedgehog〈主方〉刺猬。
2.1
- short for SEA URCHIN.
词源
Middle English hirchon, urchon 'hedgehog', from Old Northern French herichon, based on Latin hericius 'hedgehog'.