0 a young person who acts in an uncontrolled way, for example not obeying their parents, drinking too much alcohol, etc.:
When the author was 15, she was a wild child who acted up by drinking, dating a drug dealer, and running away from home.
Who was she exactly? An out-of-control wild child, or a home-loving girl who fell into bad company?
Friends said he was a wild child, but he was never looked on as a troublemaker.
Many of the stories of wild children found living with wolves end tragically because they cannot adapt to their new environment.
If language and communication define an important aspect of humanity can Peter and the other wild children ever be assimilated back into society without it?
