Definition of CHILD

child

Plural: childer, children

Noun

  • A young human being below the age of puberty.
  • a young person of either sex
    • "she writes books for children"
  • a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    • "they had three children"
  • an immature childish person
    • "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"
  • a member of a clan or tribe
    • "the children of Israel"
  • A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
  • One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
  • The thirteenth Lenormand card.
  • A figurative offspring
  • A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
  • A figurative offspring
  • Anything derived from or caused by something.
  • A figurative offspring
  • A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
  • Alternative form of childe (“youth of noble birth”).
  • A subordinate node of a tree.
  • A female child, a girl.

Verb

  • To give birth; to beget or procreate.

Examples

  • Even a CHILD can learn to play Scrabble with enough practice.
  • He is a child of his times.
  • His adult children visit him yearly.
  • My youngest child is forty-three this year.
  • Regular chores can be appropriate for children, given age-appropriate limits on difficulty level and time on task.
  • The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.
  • The children of Israel.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English child, from Old English ċild, from Proto-West Germanic *kilþ, *kelþ, from Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (“womb; fetus”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelt- (“womb”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”).
Cognate with Danish kuld (“brood, litter”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (“lap”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, “womb”), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”).

Synonyms

baby, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster, and Thesaurus:girl, bairn, binary clone, bitchling, boy, brat, child, chit, crib lizard, crotch critter, crotch dropping, crotch fruit, crotch goblin, crotch monkey, crotchling, crumb cruncher, crumb crusher, crumb grinder, crumb snatcher, cum cheese, cum pet, cunt dropping, daughter, descendant, fuck trophy, fucklet, hump dumpling, hybrid, juvenile, kiddie, little one, mini-me, moppet, munchkin, offspring and Thesaurus:son and Thesaurus:daughter, pet sperm, product, progeny, semen demon, shitling, slip, son, sperm blossom, sperm bubbles, sperm buttercup, sprog, sprout, tart, terence, tot, young'un, youngling, youth

Scrabble Score: 11

child: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
child: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
child: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

child: valid Words With Friends Word