Definitions for Child
tʃaɪldChild

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingnoun

   a young person of either sex

   "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

2. child, kidnoun

   a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

   "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

3. child, babynoun

   an immature childish person

   "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"

4. childnoun

   a member of a clan or tribe

   "the children of Israel"

Wiktionary(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. childnoun

   A daughter or son.

2. childnoun

   A person who is below the age of adulthood; a minor .

   Go easy on him: he is but a child.

3. childnoun

   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(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Childnoun

   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

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

2. Childnoun

   a descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

3. Childnoun

   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

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

4. Childnoun

   a noble youth. See Childe

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

5. Childnoun

   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

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

6. Childnoun

   a female infant

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

7. Childverb

   to give birth; to produce young

   Etymology: [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilei womb, in-kil with child.]

Freebase(4.33 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Child

   Biologically, a child is a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some biological definitions of child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. Child may also describe a relationship with a parent or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Child

   chīld, n. an infant or very young person: (Shak.) a female infant: one intimately related to one older: expressing origin or relation, e.g. child of the East, child of shame, child of God, &c.: a disciple: a youth of gentle birth, esp. in ballads, &c.—sometimes Childe and Chylde: (pl.) offspring: descendants: inhabitants:—pl. Chil′dren.—ns. Child′-bear′ing, the act of bringing forth children; Child′bed, the state of a woman brought to bed with child; Child′birth, the giving birth to a child: parturition; Child′-crow′ing, a nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis.—adj. Child′ed (Shak.), possessed of a child.—n. Child′hood, state of being a child: the time of one's being a child.—adjs. Child′ing (Shak.), fruitful, teeming; Child′ish, of or like a child: silly: trifling.—adv. Child′ishly.—ns. Child′ishness, Child′ness, what is natural to a child: puerility.—adjs. Child′less, without children; Child′-like, like a child: becoming a child: docile: innocent.—n. Child′-wife, a very young wife.—Child's play, something very easy to do: something slight.—From or Of a Child, since the days of childhood.—Second childhood, the childishness of old age.—With child, pregnant, e.g. Get with child, Be or Go with child. [A.S. cild, pl. cild, later cildru, -ra. The Ger. equivalent word is kind.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Child

   A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. child

   A person of a specific age defined in legislation.

   A child is entitled to their innocence in life and develop and grow at a moderate rate.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Suggested Resources(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. child

   The child symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the child symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Descendant
   • Person

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Child' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #345

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Child' in Written Corpus Frequency: #650

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Child' in Nouns Frequency: #8

How to pronounce Child?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Child in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Child in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Child in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Child in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   Obviously, in moments like these, words aren't going to bring their loved ones back, when you talk to these families, you’re reminded that this could be happening to your child, or your mom, or your dad, or your relative, or your friend. And so we're going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place.

2. Christine Moutier:

   If they tell you that they're suffering you need to ask if they’re having thoughts of ending their life and you need to make sure that you make it very clear with your child that you are not there to judge them, give them a line of hope and let them know that you’re not going to leave them alone.

3. Fran Lebowitz:

   I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

4. Charles Lamb:

   Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

5. Conor Lamb:

   Republicans are abusing it to block voting rights and endanger our democracy... to block health care and child care and union protections.

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