Feral child
Feral Child
A feral child (pronounced: /ˈfɛrəl ˈtʃaɪld/), also known as a wild child, is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, and has little or no experience of human care, behavior, or human language.
Etymology
The term "feral" comes from the Latin word ferus, meaning "wild" or "untamed". The term "child" comes from the Old English cild, which originally meant "fetus" or "unborn child", but later came to mean "a young person".
Related Terms
- Isolation: The state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others.
- Socialization: The process by which individuals learn and adopt the values and behaviors of their society.
- Language deprivation: The absence of adequate exposure to language in the early years of life, often resulting in significant social, cognitive, and academic delays.
- Child development: The biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence.
- Psycholinguistics: The study of how language is processed in the brain.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Feral child
- Wikipedia's article - Feral child
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