Wildfang

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) a rambunctious child (of any gender, but since the 20th century especially a girl)
2. (masculine, specifically, strong) a tomboy

Concepts

tomboy

madcap

little imp

wild child

romp

madcab

hoyden

Synonyms

Schelm

👿

Range

Tollkopf

kleine Wilde

Schlingel

burschikoses Mädchen

Burschikosität

Tomboy

Springinsfeld

Quecksilbernatur

jungenhaftes Mädchen

Translations

garçon manqué

gamin

αγοροκόριτσο

polisson

espiègle

marimacha

marimacho

temerario

فَتَاةَ مُسْتَرْجِلَة

erkek fatma

حَسَن صَبِيّ

άμυαλος

garçonne

maschiaccio

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

raigel

Basel-Landschaft

rausli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪltfaŋ/

Etymology

wild (“wild”) + Fang (“catch”)