NOUN | person | street urchin, guttersnipe | a child who spends most of his time in the streets / streets especially in slum areas |
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Meaning | A child who spends most of his time in the streets / streets especially in slum areas. | |
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Synonym | guttersnipe | |
Narrower | gamine | A homeless girl who roams the streets |
street arab, gamin, throwaway | (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets / streets | |
Broader | urchin | Poor and often mischievous city child |
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