feral child

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feral child

noun feral children

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

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noun child raised without human contact

Français	enfant sauvage
Deutsch	Wolfskind
Italiano	ragazzo selvaggio, bambino selvaggio
Ελληνικά	άγριο παιδί ágrio paidí

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@misc{feral_child_2026,
  title = {feral child},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feral%20child},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}