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child /tʃaɪld/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. chil•dren /ˈtʃɪldrən/.USA pronunciation

a young boy or girl:A young child doesn't usually want to share his or her toys.
a son or daughter:He has two children, a boy and a girl.
Developmental Biologya baby or infant:the rights of the unborn child are to be balanced by the right to privacy of the mother.
a person who behaves in a childish manner.
any person or thing regarded as the product of particular circumstances or influences: Abstract art is a child of the 20th century.

Idioms

Idioms with child, (of a human female) pregnant.

child•less, adj.
child•less•ness, n. [uncountable]

child (chīld),USA pronunciation n., pl. chil•dren.

a person between birth and full growth;
a boy or girl:books for children.
a son or daughter:All my children are married.
Developmental Biologya baby or infant.
Developmental Biologya human fetus.
a childish person:He's such a child about money.
a descendant:a child of an ancient breed.
any person or thing regarded as the product or result of particular agencies, influences, etc.:Abstract art is a child of the 20th century.
a person regarded as conditioned or marked by a given circumstance, situation, etc.:a child of poverty; a child of famine.
British Termsa female infant.
[Archaic.]childe.
Idioms with child, pregnant:She's with child.

child′less, adj.
child′less•ness, n.

Child (chīld),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Lydia Maria (Francis), 1802–80, U.S. author, abolitionist, and social reformer.

child, +n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

child /tʃaɪld/ n ( pl children)

- a boy or girl between birth and puberty
- (as modifier): child labour
a baby or infant
an unborn baby
with child ⇒
a human offspring; son or daughter
Related adjective(s): filial
a childish or immature person
a member of a family or tribe; descendant: a child of Israel
a person or thing regarded as the product of an influence or environment: a child of nature

Etymology: Old English cild; related to Gothic kilthei womb, Sanskrit jathara belly, jartu wombˈchildless adj ˈchildlessness n

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