Life in society involves constant interaction with other people. And every time there is an opportunity to hear in your address a new original characteristic. Some will seem neutral, others play the role of praise, and still others are indecent! But how to perceive a situation when an involuntary “street child” breaks out of the interlocutor’s lips? This sounds doubtful, but is considered rude only in rare cases. To better understand, you need to study the etymology of the word.
From the gaze
Anyone who is minimally interested in the Russian language will easily point to the original “to despise”. Here sometimes an erroneous interpretation arises as a synonym for “despise”, for both concepts come from Old Russian life. In modern Eastern European cultures, you can easily find similar-sounding definitions that translate:
The main role is assigned to the prefix. In the case of a person, it looks as if he gazes over his head, from above, which clearly degrades the dignity of those around him. But paired with other meanings arise:
- keep an eye on;
- look after.
Here the context is centered around the ideas of care and education.
From a bad life
Why are many offended by hearing such a word? Depends on the personal experience of a particular person, also a “street child” is an insult in one of its figurative meanings. Although the basic indicates, unfortunately, an ordinary situation:
- a child or adolescent left without custody of parents and relatives;
- he is deprived of his family, living on the street.
The definition includes ordinary orphans and strollers. However, if someone wants to offend the interlocutor, then he will slightly change the interpretation and indicate insufficient supervision of the younger generation. Then there is a rapprochement with the "tear, bully", if they are talking directly with a boy or girl. Or is it a frank allusion to non-fulfillment of parental duties, bad education, when they are discussing with guardians.
From forgetful hosts
In parallel, there is allegory that does not affect children at all. This is an abstract and often inanimate homeless:
- a thing that has no owner;
- something forgotten, discarded.
Street cats with dogs are the best example of such a meaning. But any items are included in the list:
- a report for which no one undertakes;
- old car in the garage;
- forgotten grandmother's house, etc.
All of them are homeless in their own way, vegetating in oblivion due to someone's laziness, shortsightedness or lack of time.
On behalf of contemporaries
Each of the presented meanings is relevant. But more often in news releases and in conversations they discuss exactly abandoned children who suffer because adults are always busy with their own problems. Try to avoid the term, because for the younger generation it sounds like “unnecessary”, and for the older one it is a synonym for “bad (parent, teacher, etc.)”. Try to pay more attention to others so that neither things nor people are left alone!