she-wolf

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she-wolf

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

noun 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.
  2. figuratively, slang A predatory woman.

Similar: wolfess · Opposite: he-wolf

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noun

Similar: wolfess · Opposite: he-wolf

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noun female wolf

Españolloba
Portuguêsloba
Françaislouve
DeutschWölfin
Italianolupa
Ελληνικάλύκαινα lýkaina
Românălupoaică, lupoaie
Русскийволчи́ца volčíca
العربيةذِئْبَة ḏiʔba
עבריתזְאֵבָה zeevá, ze’evá

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"she-wolf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/she-wolf. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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@misc{she_wolf_2026,
  title = {she-wolf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/she-wolf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}