Child
WordNet
noun
(1) A young person of either sex
"She writes books for children"
"They're just kids"
"`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"
(2) A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
"They had three children"
"They were able to send their kids to college"
(3) An immature childish person
"He remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"
"Stop being a baby!"
(4) A member of a clan or tribe
"The children of Israel"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A son or daughter.
- Her child is in 1st grade.
- An unborn or young person, a minor, especially one who has not yet entered into puberty.
- That child is up to no good.
- 1989, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:
- The child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth.
- Some object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object.
- The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.
Synonyms
kid, boy, fruit of one's loins, girl, offspring kid, boy, girl, brat, lad, lass- See also Wikisaurus:child