"feral child" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: feral children [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|feral children}} feral child (plural feral children)
  1. A child who is raised without human contact as a result of being abandoned, allegedly often raised by wild animals. Wikipedia link: feral child Categories (topical): Stock characters Translations (child raised without human contact): wolfskind [neuter] (Dutch), villilapsi (Finnish), enfant sauvage [masculine] (French), Wolfskind [neuter] (German), άγριο παιδί (ágrio paidí) [neuter] (Greek), villibarn [neuter] (Icelandic), úlfabarn [neuter] (Icelandic), ragazzo selvaggio [masculine] (Italian), bambino selvaggio [masculine] (Italian), dzikie dziecko [neuter] (Polish), vilt barn [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-feral_child-en-noun-UN7KmGaX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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