gatubarn

Swedish

Etymology

gata (“street”) +‎ -u- +‎ barn (“child”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk gatebarn and Danish gadebarn. Attested since 1984.

Noun

gatubarn n

1. a street child

Declension

Declension of gatubarn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gatubarn	gatubarns
	definite	gatubarnet	gatubarnets
plural	indefinite	gatubarn	gatubarns
	definite	gatubarnen	gatubarnens

See also

• rännstensunge (“street urchin”)

References

• gatubarn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gatubarn in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Nyordslistan 1986, Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore