street urchin
noun [ C ] /ˈstriːt ˌɜː.tʃɪn/ us/ˈstriːt ˌɜ˞ː.tʃɪn/
流浪儿童，流浪街头的孩子
a child who is poor and does not have a home, living and sleeping on the streets of a city
They are street urchins living alone in an abandoned car under an expressway. 他们都是流浪儿，独自生活在高速公路下一辆废弃的汽车里。
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- He arrived at the orphanage as a ragged, malnourished street urchin.
- A street urchin swiped his phone.
- The film's title "Slumdog Millionaire" refers to Jamal, a street urchin who winds up a contestant on a game show.
- Packs of ragged street urchins roamed around trying to pickpocket businessmen.