wildlings
Uncultivated growing things
Wildlings are wild or untamed creatures, plants, or people.
A wildling apple tree grows from seed rather than grafting.
The word gained currency through *Game of Thrones*, where wildlings are free folk living beyond civilization's boundaries, rejecting its laws and customs.
The term suggests something undomesticated, existing outside controlled systems: The garden was overrun with wildlings.
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- floraPlants of a region
fauna · biodiversity · endemic · species · forest · rainforest · wetlands · tundra
Wild after domestication
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- free-roamingAble to wander unrestricted
nomadic · savage · primitive · indomitable · unbridled · unfettered · unrestrained · untrained
Newly germinated plants
- saplingsJuvenile trees
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- self-sownGerminated without human planting
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
weeds · herbs · ferns · mosses · vegetation · foliage · shoots · sprouts
Dragons and intrigue
feral
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
flora · fauna · biodiversity · endemic · species · forest · rainforest · wetlands · tundra · savanna
feral
Wild after domestication
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
free-roaming · nomadic · savage · primitive · indomitable · unbridled · unfettered · unrestrained · untrained · unruly
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
undergrowth · weeds · herbs · ferns · mosses · vegetation · foliage · shoots · sprouts · germination
Game of Thrones
Dragons and intrigue
youngsters
People not yet adult
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- cubsYoung wild mammal offspring
pups · kittens · chicks · nestlings · colts · yearlings · adolescents · rascals · urchins · ragamuffins
- WesterosWinterfell, King's Landing, Night's Watch, direwolves, White Walkers
wildlingscultivars
Human-developed plant varieties
nursery stock · garden plants · transplants · ornamentals · hybrids
wildlingskneelers
Cushioned supports for genuflection
highborn · lords · city dwellers · subjects · Night's Watch