she-wolf

noun

A female wolf.

Similar
wolfess
Opposite
he-wolf
OriginMiddle English she wolf →
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Meanings

nounshe-wolf (plural she-wolves)

plural she-wolves

  1. A female wolf.

    In some trepidation the priest and his friend accompanied the wolf to his den, where lay a she-wolf on the point of death.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 212
  2. figurativelyslangA predatory woman.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
wolfess
Opposite
he-wolf
Broader
wolf
Also see
femme fataleman-eatervampwolfess

Origin

  1. Middle Englishshe wolf
  2. Englishshe-wolf

From Middle English she wolf. By surface analysis, she- + wolf. Displaced similarly native Old English wierġen.

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Translations

Ancient Greek λύκαινα
  • λύκαινα (lúkaina)female wolf
Arabic ذِئْبَة
  • ذِئْبَة (ḏiʔba)female wolf
Bulgarian вълчица
  • вълчица (vălčica)female wolf
Catalan lloba
  • llobafemale wolf
Czech vlčice
  • vlčicefemale wolf
Danish hunulv, ulvinde
  • hunulvfemale wolf
  • ulvindefemale wolf
Dutch wolvin
  • wolvinfemale wolf
Esperanto lupino
  • lupinofemale wolf
Finnish naarassusi
  • naarassusifemale wolf
French louve
  • louvefemale wolf
German Wölfin
  • Wölfinfemale wolf
Greek λύκαινα
  • λύκαινα (lýkaina)female wolf
Hebrew זְאֵבָה
  • זְאֵבָה (zeevá, ze’evá)female wolf
Icelandic úlfynja, vargynja
  • úlfynjafemale wolf
  • vargynjafemale wolf
  • ylgurfemale wolf
Irish mac tíre baineann
  • mac tíre baineannfemale wolf
Italian lupa
  • lupafemale wolf
Latin lupa
  • lupafemale wolf
Lithuanian vilkė
  • vilkėfemale wolf
Malay serigala betina
  • serigala betinafemale wolf
Norwegian Bokmål ulvinne, hunnulv
  • ulvinnefemale wolf
  • hunnulvfemale wolf
  • vargtikfemale wolf
Persian مادهگرگ
  • مادهگرگ (mâde-gorg)female wolf
Polish wilczyca, wadera
  • wilczycafemale wolf
  • waderafemale wolf
  • basiorafemale wolf
Portuguese loba
  • lobafemale wolf
Romanian lupoaică, lupoaie
  • lupoaicăfemale wolf
  • lupoaiefemale wolf
Russian волчи́ца
  • волчи́ца (volčíca)female wolf
Slovak vlčica
  • vlčicafemale wolf
Spanish loba
  • lobafemale wolf
Swedish varginna, varghona
  • varginnafemale wolf
  • varghonafemale wolf
  • vargtikfemale wolf
  • ylvafemale wolf
  • varghonafemale wolf
  • honvargfemale wolf
  • hon-vargfemale wolf
Ukrainian вовчи́ця
  • вовчи́ця (vovčýcja)female wolf
Welsh bleiddast
  • bleiddastfemale wolf
Cite this entry
APA

she-wolf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/she-wolf

MLA

“she-wolf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/she-wolf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “she-wolf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/she-wolf.

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