URCHIN: значение слова

noun
Etymology: Middle English yrchoun, urchoun, from Anglo-French heriçun, hirechoun, from Old French *eriz, from Latin ericius, from eris; akin to Greek chēr hedgehog
Date: 14th century
hedgehog 1a, a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed youngster , sea urchin