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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesniño de la calle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈniɲo de la ˈkaʝe
"La organización ayuda a los niños de la calle a encontrar refugio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A poor, homeless child who lives or spends most of their time on the streets of a city.
"Dickensian novels often feature a street-urchin picking pockets in the crowded London fog." - 2
A mischievous or poorly dressed youngster who roams about unsupervised.
"The local shopkeepers scolded the little street-urchins for playing football near the glass windows."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'street', derived from Late Latin 'strata' (paved road), and 'urchin', derived from Old French 'herichun' and ultimately Latin 'ericius' (hedgehog). Historically, 'urchin' was used to describe a mischievous elf or goblin, later coming to refer to poor, ragged children roaming the streets who resembled such creatures in appearance and behavior.
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gamin des rues
Transliteration: ɡamɛ̃ de ʁy
"Le petit gamin des rues mendiait près de la boulangerie."
Straßenkind
Transliteration: ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌkɪnt
"Das Straßenkind schlief oft unter den Brücken der Stadt."
monello di strada
Transliteration: moˈnɛllo di ˈstrada
"Quel monello di strada conosceva ogni vicolo della città."
niño de la calle
Transliteration: ˈniɲo de la ˈkaʝe
"La organización ayuda a los niños de la calle a encontrar refugio."
menino de rua
Transliteration: meˈninu dʒi ˈʁu.ɐ
"O menino de rua sorriu ao receber um pedaço de pão."
सड़क का बच्चा
Transliteration: sarak ka bachcha
"शहर के चौराहों पर कई सड़क के बच्चे भीख मांगते हैं।"
流浪儿
Transliteration: liúlàng'ér
"这个流浪儿在寒風中瑟瑟发抖。"
거리의 아이
Transliteration: geori-ui a-i
"그 소설은 19세기 London의 거리의 아이들을 묘사합니다."
浮浪児
Transliteration: furōji
"戦争直後の街には多くの浮浪児があふれていた。"
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