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The phrase "a poor kid" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a child who is lacking in financial resources or comes from a disadvantaged background.
Example: "The charity organization aims to provide support and education for a poor kid in the community."
Alternatives: "an underprivileged child" or "a disadvantaged youth."
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"I am a poor kid," he said.
"I'm a poor kid from Coney Island.
As a poor kid from Trenton, learning French changed my life.
"My dad was a poor kid from the East Side who made good," she said.
My grandmother worked as a baby sitter; I was a poor kid".
The class gap between Kheli and a poor kid in Lomé isn't so much wider than that between a Fieldston student and a poor kid in New York.
I felt like a poor kid when I read books at home.
"You take a poor kid who has problems and give him a lot of money......
"My father had to stop being a poor kid on the streets of Detroit.
"You take a poor kid who has problems and give him a lot of money... ..... Barr said.
If a poor kid had sold his autograph for cash, there would have been plenty of evidence.
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