English

Noun

wolfkin ‎(plural wolfkins)

1. A young or small wolf.
   • Alfred Tennyson

     Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it.

Synonyms

• wolfling

Translations

Etymology 2

wolf +‎ kin

Noun

wolfkin ‎(plural wolfkin)

1. (fantasy) Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.
   • 2009, Maia Strong, The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing:

     Arun is in training to be a priest of the Fire God when he is abruptly plucked from his peaceful studies, bespelled and staked out as bait to capture a monster—a wolfkin. But the wolfkin isn't quite what Arun expected.

   • 2010, Kate Atkinson, Not The End Of The World, ISBN 1409094499, page 31:

     There was a rumour that the rare wolfkin had been sighted in the botanical gardens in the west of the city.

   • 2014, Heather Gunn, Aspect Core Rulebook FC 2015 SC, ISBN 131228952X, page 41:

     Wolfkin are humanoid wolves. They have long wolf faces and thick fur. They walk on the tips of their long feet and have thick ragged wolf tails.