urchin

(ûr'chĭn)
n.

1. A playful or mischievous youngster; a scamp.
2. A sea urchin.
3. A hedgehog.

[Middle English urchone, hedgehog, from Old French erichon, from Vulgar Latin *ērīciō, ērīciōn-, from Latin ērīcius, from ēr.]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - knægt, unge, [zool.] søpindsvin, nisse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwaarloosd/ verlaten kind, kwajongen/rakker

Français (French)
n. - gamin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strolch, Straßenjunge, (zo.) Seeigel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλητάκι, χαμίνι

Italiano (Italian)
monello, porcospino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - garoto (m), ouriço-do-mar (m)

Русский (Russian)
морской еж, еж, уличный мальчишка

Español (Spanish)
n. - golfillo, pilluelo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - buspojke, rackarunge, sjöborre, igelkott (åldr.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
淘气鬼, 小孩, 顽童

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 淘氣鬼, 小孩, 頑童

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장난꾸러기, 소년, 고슴도치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 腕白小僧, いたずらっ子, 少年, ウニ, アーチン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شقي, (ولد) شيطان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרחח קטן עוטה בלויי-סחבות, זאטוט, חסר-חוליות ימי החי בצדף עוקצני‬

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