urchin

• Sustantivo que designa a un niño pobre, a menudo travieso, que vive en las calles de la ciudad. También puede referirse a un niño sucio o desarrapado, o a un erizo de mar.

A noun referring to a poor, often mischievous child who lives on the streets of a city.

1. Mischievous street childB2formal

   A young child, often from a poor background, who is playful, mischievous, and spends time on the streets.

   niño callejero travieso

   • The little urchin was always getting into trouble in the market.
   • A group of street urchins played near the fountain.
   • The old woman gave a coin to the ragged urchin.

   Sinónimosgaminguttersnipeimpragamuffinscampstreet urchinwaif