Last Updated：2025/11/20

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

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street urchin

Source Word

street urchin

Noun

Britain obsolete possibly

Japanese Meaning

イギリスで古くから使われる用語で、路上で生活する子ども、時には軽犯罪（泥棒やすり）の傾向を持つ子どもを指す。

The old cobbler took in the street urchin and taught him how to mend shoes.

年老いた靴職人は、街の浮浪児を引き取り、彼に靴の修理の仕方を教えた。

Sense（1）

She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ.

street urchins

（ plural ）