Wild Childとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

wild child (plural wild children)

1. (informal) A headstrong, rebellious young person.

   Synonym: enfant terrible (obsolete)

   • 1992, Mercedes Lackey, The Lark and the Wren:

     Then there was Ruby, who had been a wild child, willful, and determined to be everything her parents hated and feared.

   • 1998, Iyanla Vanzant, In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want:

     Paula was a wild child! She like to party and have fun, and it was quite obvious that she was looking for a man to party and have fun with her.

   • 2004, Heather McDonald, Pamela S Ward, An Almost Holy Picture:

     His son with the uncombed black hair is now fifteen and is known around Truro as "that wild child, Angel Martinez".

   • 2005, Joan Anderson, A Walk on the Beach: Tales Of Wisdom From An Unconventional Woman:

     "I was a wild child," she said, sounding devilish, "never did get tamed. My mother thought I was incorrigible. She called me bad, beautiful, and selfish […]

   • 2007 November 2, Joshua Hamilton, “The Runaway” (8:24 from the start), in Giancarlo Volpe, director, Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 3 (Book Three: Fire), episode 7, spoken by Katara and Toph Beifong (Mae Whitman and Jessie Flower):

     [Katara (Mae Whitman):] Guys, I think these scams have gone far enough. If you keep doing them, something bad is gonna happen.
     [Toph (Jessie Flower):] Could you for once stop being such a sourpuss and just lighten up.
     [Katara:] Oh, I'm sorry, you think I should be more like you? Like some wild child?