street urchin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
First use appears c. 1827 in a publication by Thomas Carlyle.
Meanings
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(UK, dated) 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.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 84:On many occasions, groups of street urchins were seen climbing up large trees for squabs of Rose-ringed Parakeets[.]
2020, Raju Kasambe, Indian Grey Hornbill: Unravelling the Secrets, page 94:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| street urchins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
street kid · gamin · guttersnipe · street child
Translations (53)
it discolo (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · it monello (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ru беспризорница (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · fr enfant des rues (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · it lazzarone (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · hu utcagyerek (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ln shege (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · pt menino de rua (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · de Straßenjunge (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ota رنجل (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · el χαμίνι (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · tr sokak çocuğu (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · pt criança de rua (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · af straatkind (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · tr göbel (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · be беспрытульніца (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · id anak jalanan (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · yi גאַסןיונג (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · de Straßenkind (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · bg гамен (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · la cicarö (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · es niño callejero (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · nl straatjongen (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · pl ulicznik (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · es gamín (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · da gadebarn (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · fr gamin (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · fi katulapsi (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ln shégué (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · sv rännstensunge (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · nap scugnizzo (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · fr gamine (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · nl straatkind (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ru оборва́нец (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · it borsaiolo (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · es niño de la calle (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ru у́личный мальчи́шка (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · be беспрытульнік (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · el αλάνι (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · sv gatubarn (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · gl neno da rúa (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · bg уличник (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · hu utcakölyök (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ro copil al străzii (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · ru беспризо́рник (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · io stradobubo (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · tl batang kalye (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · yi גראָבער־יונג (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · pdt Gaussenbenjel (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · it ragazzo di strada (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · pt pivete (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · eo bubo (child living or spending most of their time in the streets) · it ladruncolo (child living or spending most of their time in the streets)