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street child
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈstriːt ˌtʃaɪld/ us /ˈstriːt ˌtʃaɪld/pluralstreet childrenuk /ˈstriːt ˌtʃɪl.drən/ us /ˈstriːt ˌtʃɪl.drən/
a child who does not have a home and who often sleeps outside in a city: 流浪儿童，流浪街头的孩子
They walked the back streets and saw the street children and the poverty.他们走进背街小巷，看到了流浪儿童和贫困景象。
Your donation will provide meals and education for a street child.您的捐款将为流浪儿童提供食物和教育。
Officials say the number of street children is increasing as the economy falters.
She used her birthday gifts to buy blankets for the street children she was working with in Afghanistan.
He initiated programs to turn around the lives of street children and accelerate development in southern Mexico.
They started a program to care for about 60 street children.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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bag lady
be of/have no fixed abode/addressidiom
couch surf
couchsurfing
derelict
doss
dumping ground
homeless
homelessness
hostel
housing benefit
mendicancy
rough sleeping
sofa-surf
sofa-surfing
soup kitchen
street
vagrancy
waif
waifs and straysidiom
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