Word info

wild child

Noun

Meaning

wild child (plural wild children)

(informal) A headstrong, rebellious young person.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Oh, I'm definitely a wild child. Naomi Watts

I was kind of a wild child. I wasn't taught the niceties of life. Barbra Streisand

I didn't go to school for a full year until I was 12. In the summer I was a wild child in the woods, with no shoes, and in the fall it was back to the city, shoe shops and school. Margaret Atwood

The only time I ever appeared in the Enquirer was for a piece about people who let their hair grow gray. I guess I'm not much of a wild child. Emmylou Harris

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's The Elephant's Child and The Jungle Book. Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant. Michael Morpurgo

Meeting with the Five, Xavier is surprised to find out that the husks of Wild Child, Nanny, and Orphan-Maker matured exceptionally fast. Source: Internet

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