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Street children is a term for children experiencing homelessness who are living on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids and street youth; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policymakers use UNICEF’s concept of boys and girls, aged under eighteen years, for whom "the street" (including unoccupied dwellings and wasteland) has become home and/or their source of livelihood, and who are inadequately protected or supervised.
Female street children are sometimes called ladies, a term that is also used for Colombian street children of either sex.
Some street children, notably in more developed nations, are part of a subcategory called thrownaway children who are children that have been forced to leave home. Thrown-away children are more likely to come from single-parent homes. Street children are often subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation, or, in extreme cases, murder by " clean-up squads" that have been hired by local businesses or police. In Western societies, such children are treated as homeless children rather than criminals or beggars.
Usage examples of "street children".
Then he reseated himself again on the barrelhead and began to drum and whistle as before, apparently paying no heed to the woman who came along scolding and swearing, with half a dozen street children following at her heels.
He implied rather strongly that such a low estimation was theresult of a prejudice against homeless street children who happened to beblack.
He implied rather strongly that such a low estimation was the result of a prejudice against homeless street children who happened to be black.
Lise Hawthorne had visited Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital the previous day.
It was probably at that point her two younger siblings became street children.
At least Olver had not sneaked out to run with the street children.
But then, under ordinary circumstances there would be street children and beggars everywhere, and not a few whores plying their trade.