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child
1[ chahyld ]
noun
- a person between birth and puberty or full growth:
books for children.
- a son or daughter; offspring considered with regard to parents:
All my children are married.
- a baby or infant:
A child of six months can recognize family members.
- a human fetus:
My sister is seven months pregnant with a healthy child.
- 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 Dialect, Archaic. a female infant.
- Archaic. childe.
Child
2[ chahyld ]
noun
- Julia, 1912–2004, U.S. gourmet cook, author, and television personality.
- Lydia Maria (Francis), 1802–80, U.S. author, abolitionist, and social reformer.
child
/ ʃɪ /
noun
- a boy or girl between birth and puberty
- ( as modifier )
child labour
- a baby or infant
- an unborn baby paedo-
- with childanother term for pregnant
- a human offspring; a son or daughter 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
- dialect.a female infant
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈness, noun
Other Word Forms
- · adjective
- ··ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of child1
Word History and Origins
Origin of child1
Idioms and Phrases
- with child, pregnant:
She's with child.
More idioms and phrases containing child
In addition to the idiom beginning with child , also see second childhood .Example Sentences
A special screening of PBS series “Miss Austen” and an appearance by children’s entertainer Blippi are also among the highlights.
When the couple were sentenced in criminal court, it was believed that Lucy was the child of Ossai and his Nigerian-born British wife.
Eight other people - three men, two women and three children - were taken to hospital for treatment.
Cross is raising money for Kayleigh's Wee Stars, a charity that raises money for families of children who have terminal illnesses.
"The losses I have incurred are big because I can't go buy anything any more, and I don't even know how I will feed my children," said June Mwamwaja.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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