street child

/strit tʃaɪld/
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Other forms: street children

Definitions of street child
  1. noun
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
    synonyms: waif
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    type of:
    child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
    a young person of either sex
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