Meaning of dog-child | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A feral child who lives as a dog, outside human society.
2. A dog, treated as if a child of the owner.
   humorous, often

Examples

“Remove the pan and slice cookies into bars or squares, depending on the mouth size of your dog-child.”

“Never tell my dog-child Vivien that she is not Irish. She says she is Irish and we believe her. Being well-mannered, nicely reared humans, we would never contradict her.”

“By drawing parallels between child development and dog development, Ms. King allows us, the human parent, to better understand why our "dog-children" do what they do.”

“[…] more than ever, many of those conversations require me to interject for the sake of clarification: "Wait, are you talking about your human child or your dog child?"”

“To honor my dog-child, here's a little doggy profile. Feel free to fill it out about your four-legged kid in the comments!”

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