Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Gamin · Gam·in · IPA /ˈɡæmɪn/ 01 n. A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab. 1. A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab. “In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at the Chinaman.'” — L. Oliphant.