street Arab
street Arab · street Arabs
A homeless child who roams the streets, usually begging for handoutsA homeless child who roams the streets, usually begging for handouts; a street urchin.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A homeless child who roams the streets, usually begging for handouts; a street urchin.
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
Origin
So-called because they were nomadic, with no fixed home.So-called because they were nomadic, with no fixed home.
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