feral child

human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age
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feral child
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feral child

Summary

feral child ranks in the top 0.78% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,857 views/month, #610 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • feral child is a type of child[2].
  • feral child's Commons category is recorded as Feral children[3].
  • feral child's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Feral children[4].

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Definition and Type

feral child is a type of child[2].

Influence

Things named for feral child include Wild Child[5], a film[6], directed by Nick Moore[7] and The Wild Child[8], a film[9], directed by François Truffaut[10].

Why It Matters

feral child ranks in the top 0.78% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,857 views/month, #610 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for it include Wild Child[5], a film[6], directed by Nick Moore[7] and The Wild Child[8], a film[9], directed by François Truffaut[10].

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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