Beggar and Child

Beggar

Beggar noun - A person who lives by public begging.

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Child and beggar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Child" instead a noun "Beggar".

Nearby Words: beggared, beggarly, begging, beggary, beggaring

Child noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.

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Beggar and child are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beggar" instead a noun "Child".

old	old beggar	old child
single	single beggar	single child
poor	poor beggar	poor child
actual	actual beggar	actual child
Other adjectives: deformed, black, sick, ill, innocent, young, mysterious, older.

Tolkien named Frodo after a beggar woman in France with whom he had a child, as it bothered Fitz that she got Tolkien's name wrong.

Source: Non-Action Snarker
I was the beggar with the bruised feet; I was the woman you gave to eat; I was the child on the homeless street!

Source: Angel Unaware
Several versions and retellings leave out the adopted child altogether; they either have the Queen meet the beggar woman by chance or actively seeking her out to ask advice.

Source: Literature / Tatterhood

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