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



  1. A son or daughter.
    Her child is in 1st grade.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
 
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