"wolfkin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wolfkins [plural]
Etymology: wolf + -kin Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wolf|kin|id2=diminutive}} wolf + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolfkin (plural wolfkins)
  1. A young or small wolf. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Wolves Synonyms: wolfling
    Sense id: en-wolfkin-en-noun-CO3qALaH Disambiguation of Baby animals: 52 48 Disambiguation of Wolves: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -kin (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: wolfkin [plural]
Etymology: wolf + -kin Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wolf|kin|id2=kind}} wolf + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun|wolfkin}} wolfkin (plural wolfkin)
  1. (fantasy) Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf. Categories (topical): Fantasy Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Wolves
    Sense id: en-wolfkin-en-noun-MbbjQp3Q Disambiguation of Baby animals: 52 48 Disambiguation of Wolves: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kin (kind) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -kin (kind): 39 61 Topics: fantasy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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