wolf-child
[ woolf-chahyld ]
/ ˈwʊlfˌtʃaɪld /
noun, plural wolf-chil·dren.
a child who is thought to have been suckled or nurtured by wolves.
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Origin of wolf-child
First recorded in 1855–60
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