Wolf-child

Quick meaning: Wolf-child is a noun meaning A human child that has been raised by wolves from infancy.

Meaning

A human child that has been raised by wolves from infancy.

More Meanings

1. (mythology, fantasy) A being that is part wolf, part child.
2. (literary) A baby or young wolf.

Example Sentences

Odin watched the wolf-child grow with foreboding, for in his dreams the wolf had been there at the end of everything[.]

Mr. Neilson also adds that a jemidar told him that when he was a lad he remembered going with others to see a wolf-child which had been netted.

Word Forms

• wolf-children

Synonyms for wolf-child

Depending on context, synonyms include wolfkin.

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