feral

See also féral

English

Etymology

Latin ferus (“wild”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɛrəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛrəl

Adjective

feral (comparative more feral, superlative most feral)

1. wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild
2. (of a person) contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.

Derived terms

• feral child
• feral cat

Hyponyms

• feral child
• feral cat
• razorback

Translations

wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 野生的 Dutch: verwilderd (nl), wild (nl) Finnish: villi (fi), villiintynyt (fi)

French: féral (fr) German: wild (de) Persian: وحشی (fa) (vahši) Russian: дикий (ru), одичавший (ru) Spanish: ferino (es) m., feroz (es), fiero (es) m.

Noun

feral (plural ferals)

1. (Australian, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout.
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Australian, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world.

Usage note

• The term should not be confused with feral child, which is a child raised with little or no human assistance.

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