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street urchin
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈstriːt ˌɜː.tʃɪn/ us /ˈstriːt ˌɜ˞ː.tʃɪn/
a child who is poor and does not have a home, living and sleeping on the streets of a city: 流浪儿童，流浪街头的孩子
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。
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.
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