Street arab
Street arab noun - (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets.
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Waif and street arab are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Waif" instead a noun phrase "Street arab".
Waif
Waif noun - A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.
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- ragamuffin and street arab
- ragamuffin and waif
- wastrel and street arab
- wastrel and waif
- urchin and street arab
- urchin and waif
- scarecrow and street arab
- scarecrow and waif
- tatterdemalion and street arab
- tatterdemalion and waif
- guttersnipe and street arab
- guttersnipe and waif
- street urchin and street arab
- street urchin and waif
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Waif and Street arab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/street_arab/waif
Street arab & Waif. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/street_arab/waif>.
Waif or Street arab. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/street_arab/waif.
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