A street urchin is a derogatory name given to a homeless child, or one who is badly neglected, who's parent's don't seem to know or care where the child is.
A synonym for street urchin could be a ragamuffin or a waif.
There are two common definitions of urchins. An urchin may be a sea urchin, a small prickly animal or to a street urchin or homeless child living on the street.
A (street) urchin is a child who lives on the street, surviving by engaging in petty crimes. A (sea) urchin is a spiny creature (exoskeleton), with a soft interior. I welcome improvements to this answer.
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He was surrounded by a dozen street urchins in rags.
The Rat Patrol - 1966 The Street Urchin Raid - 2.15 was released on: USA: 25 December 1967
The Rat Patrol - 1966 The Street Urchin Raid 2-15 was released on: USA: 25 December 1967
The Rat Patrol - 1966 The Street Urchin Raid 2-15 is rated/received certificates of: Canada:PG (video rating)
Well one name I have heard for people who lived on the street and begged, was "street urchin"
The cast of Lights2 - 2005 includes: Frank Bonacorso as Manic Dentist Mike Busson as Astronomer Olivia Dillistone as Street Urchin John Mills as A Tramp Oreke Mosheshe as Shadow Belinda Stephens as Posh Lady Dominic Stephens as Street Urchin
What does an urchin look like?The Urchin is a spiky animal that lives in the Ocean.
The classification of a Sea Urchin is Echinoidea