An inhabitant, especially a child, of a town or other urban area; a child born in a particular town, specifically †one eligible for free education at a school in that town (obsolete).
Origin
Late 16th century.
Definition of town child in US English:
town child
noun
An inhabitant, especially a child, of a town or other urban area; a child born in a particular town, specifically †one eligible for free education at a school in that town (obsolete).