Usually means: Untamed, free-spirited, rebellious young individual.
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  1. wild child: Collins English Dictionary
  2. wild-child: Wordnik
  3. wild child: Wiktionary
  4. The Wild Child, Wild Child (Elen Levon song), Wild Child (Enya song), Wild Child (Valerie Carter album), Wild Child (W.A.S.P. song), Wild Child (album), Wild Child (band), Wild Child (comics), Wild Child (film), Wild Child, Wild child: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. wild child: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (informal) A headstrong, rebellious young person.

Similar:
wild thing, wildcat, wild man, wild-ass, enfant terrible, Devil, wild animal, wild-man, savage, feral, more...

Opposite:
well-behaved, disciplined, obedient, controlled, mannerly

Phrases:
The Wild Child, more...

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Similar:
wild thing, wildcat, wild man, wild-ass, enfant terrible, Devil, wild animal, wild-man, savage, feral, more...

Opposite:
well-behaved, disciplined, obedient, controlled, mannerly

Phrases:
The Wild Child, more...



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