wildling
4
8.8
A person who lives alone in the wild away from towns
- noun
- /ˈwaɪldlɪŋ/
- Literature
:
salvaje
- The wildlings are dead.
- a band of wildlings
- wildlings currently camping
Examples
-
Especially you, my wildling.
Fiction book (1991) -
An unedcated, underdressed, poorly mannered wildling.
-
The wildlings have learned to thrive in the harsh conditions of the north.
-
Living among the wildlings, she found a sense of freedom far from civilization.
-
Many stories in the region are about the wildlings and their way of life beyond the Wall.
Synonyms
15
7.5
A person who lives apart from others and acts like an animal
lives freely in natural areas rather than only acting untamed
2
7.8
A woman who does not follow normal social rules and is often avoided by others
lives freely in natural areas rather than merely defying social norms
feral person
vswildling
9.9
A person who grows up alone in the wild and does not learn normal human behavior
lives freely in natural areas, not necessarily isolated since childhood
Antonyms
How Wild
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wildling is made from wild and the little ending -ling, which means 'a person or young one'. So a wildling is someone who belongs to the wild and lives away from towns and rules.