What does dog-child mean?
Dog-child means A feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society..
Remove the pan and slice cookies into bars or squares, depending on the mouth size of your dog-child.
Never tell my dog-child Vivien that she is not Irish. She says she is Irish and we believe her. Being well-mannered, nicely reared humans, we would never contradict her.
By drawing parallels between child development and dog development, Ms. King allows us, the human parent, to better understand why our "dog-children" do what they do.
[…] more than ever, many of those conversations require me to interject for the sake of clarification: "Wait, are you talking about your human child or your dog child?"
To honor my dog-child, here's a little doggy profile. Feel free to fill it out about your four-legged kid in the comments!
Use dog-child when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dog-child means A feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society..
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Remove the pan and slice cookies into bars or squares, depending on the mouth size of your dog-child.
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