also: オオカミしょうねん
noun
boy raised by wolves
Refers to the legendary figure of a child brought up by wolves, like Romulus and Remus or Mowgli.
狼少年の話は、古代ローマの建国神話にも出てくる。
The story of the boy raised by wolves appears in the founding myth of ancient Rome.
noun
From Aesop's fable; used for someone who repeatedly raises false alarms and loses credibility.
彼は何度も嘘をついたので、まるで狼少年のように誰も信じなくなった。
He lied so many times that, like the boy who cried wolf, no one believed him anymore.