Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wild woman

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: wild -wom-an
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Female equivalent of wild man.

noun

A type of female sprite, strikingly beautiful, with long, flowing hair, that live under hills and mounds.

Example Sentences

"The Wilde Frauen or Wild-women of Germany bear a very strong resemblance to the Elle-maids of Scandinavia. Like them they are beautiful, have fine flowing hair, live within hills, and only appear singly or in the society of each other. They partake of the piety of character we find among the German Dwarfs."
"It was a popular belief (applied to the Frankish king and gradually distorted) about the union of a wild-woman or mermaid with a christian hero."

Etymology

In folklore sense, calque of German wilde frau.

Inflected Forms

wild women (plural) wildwoman (alternative) wild-woman (alternative)

Synonyms

feral woman

Questions

What does wild woman mean?: Female equivalent of wild man.
Where does wild woman come from?: In folklore sense, calque of German wilde frau.

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