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wolfkin

/ˈwʊlf.kɪn/

wolfkin noun: a young or small wolf.

Noun (1)

wolfkin (plural wolfkins)

  1. A young or small wolf.
    • Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it.1864, Alfred Lord Tennyson, BOÄDICÉA
    Synonyms:
    wolfling

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈwʊlfˌkɪn/

wolfkin (plural wolfkin)

  1. Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.
    • Arun is in training to be a priest of the Fire God when he is abruptly plucked from his peaceful studies, bespelled and staked out as bait to capture a monster—a wolfkin. But the wolfkin isn't quite what Arun expected.2009, Maia Strong, The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing
    • There was a rumour that the rare wolfkin had been sighted in the botanical gardens in the west of the city.2010, Kate Atkinson, Not The End Of The World, →ISBN, page 31

Synonyms of wolfkin

Forms of wolfkin

pluralwolfkins
pluralwolfkin

Origin of wolfkin

From wolf + -kin.

Questions about wolfkin

What does wolfkin mean?
Wolfkin means a young or small wolf.
What part of speech is wolfkin?
Wolfkin is a noun.
How do you pronounce wolfkin?
Wolfkin is pronounced /ˈwʊlf.kɪn/.
What is the plural of wolfkin?
The plural of wolfkin is wolfkins.

Words near wolfkin in the dictionary

  1. Wolfingers
  2. wolfish
  3. wolfishly
  4. wolfishness
  5. Wolfkill
  6. wolfkin
  7. wolfkind
  8. wolfkins
  9. Wolfland
  10. wolfless
  11. wolflessness

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