家いえ出で少しょう年ねん

noun

runaway boy; youngster who has run away from home

Refers specifically to a boy or young male who has left home without permission. The term is neutral in register but carries a social concern nuance.

• 警けい察さつは家いえ出で少しょう年ねんを保ほ護ごした。

  The police took a runaway boy into protective custody.

• 家いえ出で少しょう年ねんが駅えきの近ちかくでうろうろしていた。

  A runaway youngster was loitering near the station.