gamin

noun[before a noun]1

1. •
   (old-fashioned) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.

   • Here, in front, the deserted street was white and black and silent, under the electric lamps. All the lonelier for two wretched gamins, counting their dirty sous, and draggled newspapers. — 1894