child
/t͡ʃaɪld/
noun
- 1
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
“Go easy on him: he is but a child.”
- 2
(specifically) A female child, a girl.
- 3
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter.
“My youngest child is forty-three this year.”
- 4
The thirteenth Lenormand card.
- 5
A figurative offspring, particularly:
noun
- 1
A child of noble birth.
- 2
The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.
verb
- 1
To give birth; to beget or procreate.
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