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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃaɪld/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃaɪld/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chīld)

Inflections of 'child' (n): npl: children

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.

bef. 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai womb

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.

Developmental Biologya human fetus.

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

'child' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abandoned - abuse - adopt - affiliation order - Agnes - Amber alert - anal - analogy - ankle biter - baby - baby bond - Baby Buggy - baby-sitter - bairn - bambino - basilisk - bastard - battered - Belloc - big - bimbo - birth - birth control - birth mother - block - blood - bo - board - boo - bow-wow - boy - brat - brick - bright - bring up - bugger - building block - bunny - but - care plan - caul - changeling - chav - cherub - chick - child abuse - child-bearing - childbed - child benefit - abandon

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Synonyms: kid, toddler, infant, newborn, teen, more...

Collocations: [a young, little, small, male, female] child, a children's [playground, entertainer, book], a [rude, spoiled, wild, wicked, stubborn] child, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "child" in the title:

_ clever/intelligent child as Tom is
". . . I declare . . . you worse than a child"?
... no place to borne she child ...
...abortion is the same as murdering a child.
...have a child as wonderful as she does?
...not only the child’s physical well-being that is important, but also the/their...
...one month in the sense that you can tell a child....
'birthed' like a normal child
'eat' to a child
'go for a walk' to a child
'The' minor child, (name): article or no article?
‘And say you’re glad about the child,’ she <repeated>
( ) that the child doesn't go near the water
(a) little more than a child?
(a) one-year old child
(even)if the child knows them to be true
(the/-)child care that enables them to keep a job
1-year, 3-month-old child
5-10-year-old child [hyphens]
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A carer of a child travelling alone on a plane.
a child - its/his/their
a child [verb?] his feet from the water
a child / the child
a child being modelled.....
a child born into a family vs children born into families
A child dressed in fancy dress costume for a Halloween...
a child hiding/burying her head in her mother's skirts
a child in all of us
a child in common
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