1. (noun)child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling a youngperson of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
2. (adj)minor of lesser importance or stature or rank "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
3. (adj)minor lesser in scope or effect "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
11. (adj)minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized limited in size or scope "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"