n.
Pronunciation: ' ə r-ch ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English yrchoun, urchoun, from Anglo-French heriçun, hirechoun, from Old French *eriz, from Latin ericius, from eris; akin to Greek ch ē r hedgehog
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : HEDGEHOG 1A
2 : a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed youngster <street urchin s >
3 : SEA URCHIN