street arab

street Ar·ab

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [street ar-uh b]
- /strit ˈær əb/
- /striːt ˈær.əb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [street ar-uh b]
- /strit ˈær əb/

Definitions of street arab words

noun street arab a person, especially a child, who lives a homeless, vagabond life on the streets; urchin. 1
noun street arab a homeless child, esp one who survives by begging and stealing; urchin 0
noun street arab a homeless or neglected child left to roam the streets; gamin 0

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Origin of street arab

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Street arab

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Street arab

street arab popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

street arab usage trend in Literature

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