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wild children

wild children is the plural of wild child.

Meaning of wild child

Noun

wild child (plural wild children)

  1. (informal) A headstrong, rebellious young person.
    • Then there was Ruby, who had been a wild child, willful, and determined to be everything her parents hated and feared.1992, Mercedes Lackey, The Lark and the Wren
    Synonyms:
    enfant terrible

Questions about wild children

What is wild children the plural of?
Wild children is the plural of wild child.

Words near wild children in the dictionary

  1. wild cherries
  2. wild cherry
  3. wild chicories
  4. wild chicory
  5. wild child
  6. wild children
  7. wild cotton
  8. wild cucumber
  9. wild cucumbers
  10. wild custard apple
  11. wild custard apples

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