wild child
noun[C]
uk/ˈwaɪld ˌtʃaɪld/us/ˈwaɪld ˌtʃaɪld/ayoungpersonwhoactsin anuncontrolledway, forexamplenotobeyingtheirparents,drinkingtoo muchalcohol, etc.:
（行为不受控制、叛逆、酗酒等的）野孩子She was awildchildwhenyounger, but is nowcleanandsober.她年轻的时候是个野孩子，但现在已经戒掉，不再酗酒了。
achildwho hasgrownupseparatedfromnormalhumansociety:
Heresearchedtalesofwildchildren- either those who hadgrownupaloneor withanimals.
- When theauthorwas 15, she was awildchildwhoactedup bydrinking,datingadrugdealer, andrunningaway fromhome.
- Who was sheexactly? An out-of-controlwildchild, or a home-lovinggirlwhofellintobadcompany?
- Friends said he was awildchild, but he was neverlookedon as atroublemaker.
- Many of thestoriesofwildchildrenfoundlivingwithwolvesendtragicallybecause they cannotadapttotheirnewenvironment.
- Iflanguageandcommunicationdefineanimportantaspectofhumanitycan Peter and the otherwildchildreneverbeassimilatedback intosocietywithout it?
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- post-adolescent
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- teenybopper
- tween
- tweenager
- yoof
- young blood
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Nomadic & alternative lifestyles