# street urchin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.

## Etymology
First use appears c. 1827 in a publication by Thomas Carlyle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/street-urchin