- (old-fashioned)
a young child who is poor and dirty, often one who has no home 贫穷肮脏的儿童；流浪儿 a dirty little street urchin 肮脏的街头小乞丐
- (also sea urchin)
a small sea creature with a round shell that is covered with spikes 顽童： 一种小海洋生物，具圆形外壳，上面长满了穗状花序
Word OriginMiddle English hirchon, urchon ‘hedgehog’, from Old Northern French herichon, based on Latin hericius ‘hedgehog’.