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Meanings of wayward child in English

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Usage of wayward child in English
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Again the little girl tried in various ways to amuse the wayward child.
Lewie; Or, The Bended Twig
2
Anne bent down from her serenity to notice and soothe the wayward child.
Agatha's Husband: A Novel
3
If you are not mistaken, the wayward child has been very ill advised.
Princess Maritza
4
She is a strange and wayward child, That Elsie of ours.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
5
The agent was smiling, though, regarding her as he would a wayward child.
Discord's apple
6
He sounded utterly exasperated, like a parent with a wayward child.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
7
But I am indeed a wayward child and in need of many more stripes.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
8
Perhaps a wayward child, but don't most parents love their kids, warts and all?
The Kingmaker
9
He looked down at me like a father gazing tenderly at the wayward child.
A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
10
She seemed to be apologizing as for a wayward child.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
11
The woman treated the girl as a wayward child sent there for punishment and correction.
The House of Whispers
12
He continually adjusted it-tuggingthe wig back into the correct spot like some wayward child.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
13
The punishment he had administered was like that of a father to a wayward child.
Deerfoot in The Mountains
14
The money-lender spoke as though addressing a wayward child.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
15
She was full of caprices as a wayward child.
Verner's Pride
16
Netta Ermsted smiled at her like a wayward child.
The Lamp in the Desert
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