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Definition of Child
1. Noun. A young person of either sex. "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
Terms within: Child's Body
Generic synonyms: Juvenile, Juvenile Person
Specialized synonyms: Bairn, Buster, Changeling, Child Prodigy, Infant Prodigy, Wonder Child, Foster Child, Foster-child, Fosterling, Imp, Monkey, Rapscallion, Rascal, Scalawag, Scallywag, Scamp, Kiddy, Orphan, Peanut, Picaninny, Piccaninny, Pickaninny, Poster Child, Kindergartener, Kindergartner, Preschooler, Silly, Sprog, Bambino, Toddler, Tot, Yearling, Urchin, Street Child, Waif
Derivative terms: Childhood, Childhood, Childly
2. Noun. A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age. "They were able to send their kids to college"
Group relationships: Family, Family Unit
Specialized synonyms: Army Brat, Babe, Baby, Infant, Female Offspring, Male Offspring, Man-child, Stepchild
Generic synonyms: Issue, Offspring, Progeny
Antonyms: Parent
3. Noun. An immature childish person. "Stop being a baby!"
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Babyhood, Childhood
4. Noun. A member of a clan or tribe. "The children of Israel"
Definition of Child
1. n. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants.
2. v. i. To give birth; to produce young.
Definition of Child
1. Noun. A daughter or son. ¹
2. Noun. A person who is below the age of adulthood; a minor (gloss person who is below the legal age of responsibility or accountability). ¹
3. Noun. (computing) A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Child
1. a young person [n CHILDREN]
Medical Definition of Child
1. A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is child, preschool. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Child
Literary usage of Child
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The abstraction of blood by one or two leeches over the upper part of the
breast-bone is recommended by many physiciens when the child is robust and the ..."
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