Definition of Child

1. Noun. A young person of either sex. "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"


2. Noun. A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age. "They were able to send their kids to college"
Exact synonyms: Kid
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!"
Exact synonyms: 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"
Generic synonyms: Descendant, Descendent

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. 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)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Child

chikors
chiks
chikungunya virus
chil-
Chilaiditi
Chilaiditi's syndrome
chilaiditi syndrome
chilblain
chilblain
chilblained
chilblains
chilblains
chilblain lupus
chilblain lupus erythematosus
child (current term)
child (current term)
child's body
child's game
child's play
child's room
childbearing
childbearing
childbearings
childbearing age
childbed
childbeds
childbed fever
childbed fever
childbirth
childbirth

Literary usage of Child

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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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