dog-child
dog-child noun: a feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society.
Noun
dog-child (plural dog-children)
- A feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society.
- A dog, treated as if a child of the owner.
- Remove the pan and slice cookies into bars or squares, depending on the mouth size of your dog-child.1993 December 15, “PICKY DOGS NEED YULE TREATS, TOO”, in The Charlotte Observer
- 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.2004 March 13, “Best Irish Blessing Is An Irish Dog”, in Free Lance-Star
Examples of dog-child in a sentence
- King allows us, the human parent, to better understand why our "dog-children" do what they do.2005, The Latham letter, volumes 26-29, Latham Foundation:
- To honor my dog-child, here's a little doggy profile.2011 August 26, “Today is National Dog Day”, in Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:
Forms of dog-child
| plural | dog-children |
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Questions about dog-child
- What does dog-child mean?
- Dog-child means a feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society.
- How do you use dog-child in a sentence?
- King allows us, the human parent, to better understand why our "dog-children" do what they do.
- What part of speech is dog-child?
- Dog-child is a noun.
- What is the plural of dog-child?
- The plural of dog-child is dog-children.
Words near dog-child in the dictionary
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