street urchin
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street urchin
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First use appears c. 1827 in a publication by Thomas Carlyle.
noun street urchins
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A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.
She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.
Similar: gamin, guttersnipe, street child, street kid
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noun child living or spending most of their time in the streets
| Español | niño de la calle, niño callejero, gamín |
|---|---|
| Português | criança de rua, menino de rua, pivete |
| Français | gamin, gamine, enfant des rues |
| Deutsch | Straßenkind, Straßenjunge |
| Italiano | ragazzo di strada, monello, discolo, lazzarone, ladruncolo, borsaiolo |
| Ελληνικά | χαμίνι chamíni, αλάνι aláni |
| Română | copil al străzii |
| Русский | у́личный мальчи́шка úličnyj malʹčíška, оборва́нец oborvánec, беспризо́рник besprizórnik, беспризорница besprizornica |
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