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wolf child

wolf child noun: a German street child, typically an orphan, who lived in East Prussia at the end of World War II.

Noun

wolf child (plural wolf children)

  1. A German street child, typically an orphan, who lived in East Prussia at the end of World War II.
    Synonyms:
    little German

Synonyms of wolf child

  • little German

Forms of wolf child

pluralwolf children

Origin of wolf child

Calque of German Wolfskind and Lithuanian vilko vaikas. First attested in the 1990s.

Questions about wolf child

What does wolf child mean?
Wolf child means a German street child, typically an orphan, who lived in East Prussia at the end of World War II.
What part of speech is wolf child?
Wolf child is a noun.
What is the plural of wolf child?
The plural of wolf child is wolf children.

Words near wolf child in the dictionary

  1. wolf back
  2. wolf bean
  3. wolf beans
  4. wolf call
  5. wolf calls
  6. wolf child
  7. wolf children
  8. wolf cub
  9. wolf cubs
  10. wolf cut
  11. wolf cuts

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