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# ragamuffin

noun (ragamuffins in the plural)

«ragamuffin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A ragamuffin is a dirty child in ragged, worn-out clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ragamuffin/#m1)
2. A ragamuffin can also be a rude name for a shabby, poor person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ragamuffin/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, a poor, shabby person, or an insult used by a giant to a tailor

### Examples

- The ragamuffin ran off with the apple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ragamuffin/#x1)
- Look at that ragamuffin in torn clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ragamuffin/#x2)
- «You ragamuffin!» said the giant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ragamuffin/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ragamuffin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ragamuffin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ragamuffin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ragamuffin.html) on Mova free.