1. a poorly dressed, often dirty child
Usage: informal
2. a person wearing ragged or tattered clothing
Usage: informal

Examples

• The little ragamuffin had mud on his face and holes in his shoes.
• She looked like a ragamuffin after playing in the garden all day.
• The charity helps feed ragamuffins living on the streets.
• Despite being dressed like a ragamuffin, he was actually quite wealthy.
• The ragamuffin children gathered around the storyteller in the park.
• Her mother scolded her for looking like a ragamuffin before dinner.