wolfkin

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwʊlf.kɪn/

Etymology 1

From wolf +‎ -kin.

Noun

wolfkin (plural wolfkins)

1. A young or small wolf.
   • 1864, Alfred Lord Tennyson, BOÄDICÉA:

     Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it.

Synonyms

• wolfling

Translations

young or small wolf — see wolf cub

Etymology 2

From wolf +‎ -kin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwʊlf.kɪn/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

wolfkin (plural wolfkin)

1. (fantasy) Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.
   • 2009, Maia Strong, The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing:

     Arun is in training to be a priest of the Fire God when he is abruptly plucked from his peaceful studies, bespelled and staked out as bait to capture a monster—a wolfkin. But the wolfkin isn't quite what Arun expected.

   • 2010, Kate Atkinson, Not The End Of The World, →ISBN, page 31:

     There was a rumour that the rare wolfkin had been sighted in the botanical gardens in the west of the city.

   • 2014, Heather Gunn, Aspect Core Rulebook FC 2015 SC, →ISBN, page 41:

     Wolfkin are humanoid wolves. They have long wolf faces and thick fur. They walk on the tips of their long feet and have thick ragged wolf tails.

References

• “wolfkin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.