feral child

noun

A child who is raised without human contact as a result of being abandoned, allegedly often raised by wild animals.

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Meanings

nounferal child (plural feral children)

plural feral children

  1. A child who is raised without human contact as a result of being abandoned, allegedly often raised by wild animals.

Translations

Dutch wolfskind
  • wolfskindchild raised without human contact
Finnish villilapsi
  • villilapsichild raised without human contact
French enfant sauvage
  • enfant sauvagechild raised without human contact
German Wolfskind
  • Wolfskindchild raised without human contact
Greek άγριο παιδί
  • άγριο παιδί (ágrio paidí)child raised without human contact
Icelandic villibarn, úlfabarn
  • villibarnchild raised without human contact
  • úlfabarnchild raised without human contact
Irish páiste allta
  • páiste alltachild raised without human contact
Italian ragazzo selvaggio, bambino selvaggio
  • ragazzo selvaggiochild raised without human contact
  • bambino selvaggiochild raised without human contact
Polish dzikie dziecko
  • dzikie dzieckochild raised without human contact
Swedish vilt barn
  • vilt barnchild raised without human contact
Cite this entry
APA

feral child. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20child

MLA

“feral child.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20child. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feral child,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feral%20child.

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