urchin
noun /ˈɜːtʃɪn/
/ˈɜːrtʃɪn/
- (old-fashioned) a young child who is poor and dirty, often one who has no home
贫穷肮脏的儿童；流浪儿 - a dirty little street urchin
肮脏的街头小乞丐
- a dirty little street urchin
- (also sea urchin)a small sea creature with a round shell that is covered with spikes
顽童： 一种小海洋生物，具圆形外壳，上面长满了穗状花序
词源Middle English hirchon, urchon ‘hedgehog’, from Old Northern French herichon, based on Latin hericius ‘hedgehog’.