"child" | Definition and Related Words

child

Noun

A young person of either sex (synset 109937051)
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

is a type of: juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
subtypes:
- bairn - a child: son or daughter
- buster - a robust child
- changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
- child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age
- foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents
- imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp - one who is playfully mischievous
- kiddie, kiddy - informal term for a young child
- orphan - a child who has lost both parents
- peanut - a young child who is small for his age
- picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
- poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes
- kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
- silly - a word used for misbehaving children
- sprog - a child
- bambino, toddler, tot, yearling - a young child
- urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
- street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
has: child's body - the body of a human child

same as: fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age (synset 109937706)
"they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

is a type of: issue, offspring, progeny - the immediate descendants of a person
subtypes:
- army brat - the child of a career officer of the United States Army
- babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- female offspring - a child who is female
- male offspring, man-child - a child who is male
- stepchild - a child of your spouse by a former marriage
belongs to: family, family unit - primary social group; parents and children

same as: kid
An immature childish person (synset 109938012)
"he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"

is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being

same as: baby
A member of a clan or tribe (synset 109938220)
"the children of Israel"

is a type of: descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor

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