# der Wildfang

der Wildfang is a German noun meaning “tomboy”. Forms: des Wildfanges, die Wildfänge.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wildfanges
- Plural: die Wildfänge

## In other languages

- Русский: охота с помощью силков

## Meanings

1. a rambunctious child (of any gender, but since the 20th century especially a girl)
2. _specifically_ a tomboy
3. _figurative_ tomboy
   - Gisela ist ein richtiger Wildfang.

## Examples

- Meine Tochter ist ein Wildfang. — My daughter is a tomboy.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Wildfang