wolf-child

[ woolf-chahyld ]

noun

, plural wolf-chil·dren.

1. a child who is thought to have been suckled or nurtured by wolves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wolf-child¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

That was all arranged, and the only thing now was to kill the Wolf-child.

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But the child answered, “I am in truth a wolf-child, and had rather remain with my wolf-parents.”

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The story of another wolf-child is even more wonderful than the above.

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