wolf-child
[ woolf-chahyld ]
noun,plural wolf-chil·dren.
a child who is thought to have been suckled or nurtured by wolves.
Origin of wolf-child
1First recorded in 1855–60
Words Nearby wolf-child
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How to use wolf-child in a sentence
That was all arranged, and the only thing now was to kill the wolf-child.
The Second Jungle Book | Rudyard KiplingBut the child answered, “I am in truth a wolf-child, and had rather remain with my wolf-parents.”
Sagas from the Far East | VariousThe story of another wolf-child is even more wonderful than the above.
Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 | Various
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