moonchild

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moonchild

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From moon + child, because the ruling planet of Cancer is the Moon. The term is used to avoid the negative connotations of the word cancer.

noun moonchildren · moon-child · moon child

euphemistic A Cancerian. The punk icon and bottle-blond beauty is a moonchild who, like most Cancer women, has a "heart of glass."

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"moonchild." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moonchild. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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moonchild. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moonchild

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"moonchild." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moonchild.

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@misc{moonchild_2026,
  title = {moonchild},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonchild},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}