Definitions for childtʃaɪld
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
childtʃaɪld(n.)(pl.)chil•dren.
a person between birth and full growth; a young boy or girl.
a son or daughter.
a baby or infant.
Category: Developmental Biology
a human fetus.
Category: Developmental Biology
a person who behaves in a childish manner.
a descendant.
any person or thing regarded as the product of particular circumstances or influences:
children of poverty.
Archaic.
Ref: childe . 1
Idioms for child:
great or big with child,(of a human female) being in the late stages of pregnancy.
Category: Idiom
with child,(of a human female) pregnant.
Category: Idiom
Origin of child:
bef. 950; ME; OE cild; akin to Go kilthai womb
child′less•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling(noun)
a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
child, kid(noun)
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
"they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"
child, baby(noun)
an immature childish person
"he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"
child(noun)
a member of a clan or tribe
"the children of Israel"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
child(noun)ʃaɪld
≠ adult
26 children in each class; a child-friendly environment
childʃaɪld
a daughter or son; = offspring
I have three grown-up children.
childʃaɪld
a child with no brothers or sisters
Wiktionary
child(Noun)
A daughter or son.
child(Noun)
A person who is below the age of adulthood; a minor .
Go easy on him: he is but a child.
child(Noun)
A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object.
The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.
Webster Dictionary
Child(noun)
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
Child(noun)
a descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom
Child(noun)
one who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people
Child(noun)
a noble youth. See Childe
Child(noun)
a young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc
Child(noun)
a female infant
Child(verb)
to give birth; to produce young
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Child
A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.
Translations for child
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
child(noun)
a young human being of either sex.
- kindAfrikaans
- طِفلٌ (صَبي أو بِنْت)Arabic
- рожбаBulgarian
- criançaPortuguese (BR)
- dítěCzech
- das KindGerman
- barnDanish
- παιδίGreek
- lapsEstonian
- بچهFarsi
- lapsiFinnish
- enfantFrench
- יֶלֶדHebrew
- बच्चाHindi
- dijeteCroatian
- gyer(m)ekHungarian
- anak kecilIndonesian
- barnIcelandic
- bambinoItalian
- 子供Japanese
- 아이Korean
- vaikasLithuanian
- bērnsLatvian
- kanak-kanakMalay
- kindDutch
- barnNorwegian
- dzieckoPolish
- بچهPersian
- كوچنى، وړو كى، ما شوم (نجلۍوى كه هلكPashto
- criançaPortuguese
- copilRomanian
- ребёнокRussian
- dieťaSlovak
- otrokSlovenian
- deteSerbian
- barnSwedish
- เด็กThai
- çocukTurkish
- 小孩Chinese (Trad.)
- дитина; дитяUkrainian
- انسانی بچہUrdu
- đứa béVietnamese
- 小孩Chinese (Simp.)
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