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feral child

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: wolfskind — child raised without human contact
  • Finnish: villilapsi — child raised without human contact
  • French: enfant sauvage — child raised without human contact
  • German: Wolfskind — child raised without human contact
  • Greek: άγριο παιδί (ágrio paidí) — child raised without human contact
  • Icelandic: villibarn — child raised without human contact
  • Icelandic: úlfabarn — child raised without human contact
  • Italian: ragazzo selvaggio — child raised without human contact
  • Italian: bambino selvaggio — child raised without human contact
  • Polish: dzikie dziecko — child raised without human contact
  • Swedish: vilt barn — child raised without human contact