Thats a street urchin. Strangely this blog post was one of the first links that came up. It ponders how the name street urchin came to be.
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flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m confused! Doesn’t urchin really relate to children?
Is that a colloquialism or more English-on-drugs?
FarFarAway@lemmy.world 2 months ago
ClemaX@lemm.ee 2 months ago
In French, oursin (urchin) seems to be the diminutive of ours, which means bear. So oursin means something like “little bear”.
Saeveo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The use of “urchin” to refer to children is separate from its original meaning.
Maybe it became that as a word for something underfoot?
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I like this one the best!