street urchin

English

A term originating in Victorian England.

street urchin (plural street urchins)

(Britain) A child who lives, or spends most of his/her time, in the streets; often a petty thief or pickpocket.

child living, or spending most of their time, in the streets

Latin: cicaro m
Lingala: shege m, shégué m
Neapolitan: scugnizzo m
Portuguese: criança de rua f, menino de rua (pt) m, pivete (pt) m
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: у́личный мальчи́шка m (úličnyj malʹčíška), оборва́нец (ru) m (oborvánec), беспризо́рник (ru) m (besprizórnik)
Spanish: niño de la calle m, niño callejero m, gamín m
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Yiddish: גאַסןיונג‎‎ m (gasnyung), גראָבער-יונג‎‎ m (grober-yung)

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