wolf-child
[ woo lf-chahyld ]
/ ˈwʊlfˌtʃaɪld /
noun, plural wolf-chil·dren.
a child who is thought to have been suckled or nurtured by wolves.
Origin of wolf-child
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby wolf-child
wolf note,
wolf number,
wolf pack,
wolf spider,
wolf whistle,
wolf-child,
wolf-eel,
wolf-ferrari,
wolf-orton body,
wolf-rayet star,
wolfberry
Example sentences from the Web for wolf-child
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 |Various