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wild child en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (informal) A headstrong, rebellious young person.
   • Paula was a wild child! She like to party and have fun, and it was quite obvious that she was looking for a man to party and have fun with her. 1998, Iyanla Vanzant, In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want:
   • His son with the uncombed black hair is now fifteen and is known around Truro as "that wild child, Angel Martinez". 2004, Heather McDonald, Pamela S Ward, An Almost Holy Picture:
   • Then there was Ruby, who had been a wild child, willful, and determined to be everything her parents hated and feared. 1992, Mercedes Lackey, The Lark and the Wren:
   • [Katara (Mae Whitman):] Guys, I think these scams have gone far enough. If you keep doing them, something bad is gonna happen. [Toph (Jessie Flower):] Could you for once stop being such a sourpuss and just lighten up. [Katara:] Oh, I'm sorry, you think I should be more like you? Like some wild child? 2007 November 2, Joshua Hamilton, “The Runaway” (8:24 from the start), in Giancarlo Volpe, director, Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 3 (Book Three: Fire), episode 7, spoken by Katara and Toph Beifong (Mae Whitman and Jessie Flower):
   • "I was a wild child," she said, sounding devilish, "never did get tamed. My mother thought I was incorrigible. She called me bad, beautiful, and selfish […] 2005, Joan Anderson, A Walk on the Beach: Tales Of Wisdom From An Unconventional Woman:

Forms

Synonyms

enfant terrible

Translations (2)

fi kauhukakara (headstrong young person) · fi villi lapsi (headstrong young person)