Child and Hobo

Child

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

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

Hobo

Hobo noun - A homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living.
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Synonyms for Hobo

Child and hobo are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Child" instead a noun "Hobo".

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Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Hobo with a Shotgun Would Hurt a Child: One of the pawnshop robbers is ready to shoot a baby and one of the hobo-killing townsfolk throws a molotov into a dumpster where a homeless child is living.
  • The Cake Is a Lie In the original version of the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain," the tale of the enchanted hobo's paradise is being told to a child to recruit him as a partner.
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Wes Craven named Freddy Krueger after a bully who harassed him and based his appearance on a disfigured hobo who scared him as a child.
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