Wild child
Appearance
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A wild child is a young person who is considered high spirited and fearlessly reckless, likely to behave spontaneously, often doing things they might later regret. This is different from a feral child, which is a child who has lived in isolation from human contact from a very young age.
Wild child may also refer to:
Entertainment
- The Wild Child, a 1970 French film directed by François Truffaut
- Wild Child (comics), a Marvel Comics character first appearing in 1983
- "Wild Child" (Recess episode), a 1998 episode of Recess television series
- "Wild Child: The Story of Feral Children", an episode of Body Shock documentary series
- Wild Child (film), a 2008 teen romantic dramedy film starring Emma Roberts
Music
- Wild Child (band), an indie pop band from Austin, Texas
- Wild Child, a 1973 album by The Savage Rose
- Wild Child (album), a 1985 album by E.G. Daily
- Wild Child, a 1985 album by the Untouchables
- L'Enfant Sauvage (album), French for "The Wild Child", a 2012 album by Gojira
- "Wild Child", a song from The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade
- "Wild Child", a song from Lou Reed's 1972 eponymous debut solo album
- "Wild Child", a song from W.A.S.P.'s 1985 album The Last Command
- "Wild Child", a song from Romeo's Daughter's 1988 eponymous album, also covered by Heart
- "Wild Child", a song from Scorpions's 1996 album Pure Instinct
- "Wild Child" (Enya song), 2001
- "Wild Child", a song from Dakota's 2009 album Here, There and Everywhere
- "Wild Child" (Moumoon song), 2012
- "Wild Child" (Elen Levon song), 2013
- "Wild Child" (Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter song), 2015
People
- Alexi Laiho (born 1979), Finnish guitarist of several metal bands
- Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa (born 1979), Nigerian radio and television on air personality
- Roger McKenzie (1971–1995), English musician and DJ
- Vincent Jackson (born 1983), American football wide receiver
- Wildchild (rapper) or Jack Brown, member of the hip hop group Lootpack
See also
- Wild Kids, a Swedish reality show for children