wayward
Someone, especially a young woman or girl, who is waywardSomeone, especially a young woman or girl, who is wayward.
» The father had trouble communicating with his wayward son.
Es fiel dem Vater schwer, sich mit seinem eigensinnigen Sohn zu verständigen. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(dated)Someone, especially a young woman or girl, who is wayward.
Examples
5 sentencesThe father had trouble communicating with his wayward son.
deEs fiel dem Vater schwer, sich mit seinem eigensinnigen Sohn zu verständigen. — al_ex_an_der
She has a wayward streak that worries her parents.
deSie hat eine launische Seite, die ihren Eltern Sorgen macht. — Yorwba
Fancies are like shadows . . . you can't cage them, they're such wayward, dancing things.
The wayward son has returned.
ruБлудный сын вернулся. — fizdyuk
deDer verlorene Sohn ist zurück. — carlosalberto
Gradlon, as is so often the case with pious men, had a wayward child, the princess Dahut.
Origin
Shortening of away + -ward.Shortening of away + -ward.
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