"Street urchins" refers to homeless or poor children who spend most of their time on the streets, usually in urban areas.
Sentences with «street urchins»
At first I thought it was a rock, the specialty of street urchins — a harmless shot against an armored Humvee. (bookbrowse.com)
His own favorite photograph was of two young street urchins in the Glasgow slum called the Gorbals, as he identified with their defiant exuberance. (stephendaitergallery.com)
A homeless teen, Maybe, and her tribe of fellow street urchins try to survive a dangerous and brutal winter on the streets of Manhattan. (booklistonline.com)