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noun
- 1. a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority: "she'd been playing tennis since she was a child"
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Jul 9, 2012 · The meaning of CHILD is a young person especially between infancy and puberty. How to use child in a sentence. Is the word kid slang?
CHILD definition: 1. a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any…. Learn more.
Child definition: a person between birth and puberty or full growth. See examples of CHILD used in a sentence.
Definition of child noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In the biological sciences, a child is usually defined as a person between birth and puberty, [1] [2] or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. [3] Legally, the term child may refer to anyone below the age of majority or some other age limit.
A child is a young person who's typically older than a baby but younger than a teen. As a child, you probably had your parents watching over you as you played in a sandbox.
CHILD definition: 1. a young person who is not yet an adult: 2. someone's son or daughter, also when they are…. Learn more.
A child is a human being who is not yet an adult. When I was a child I lived in a country village. He's just a child. ...a child of six. It was only suitable for children. 2. countable noun A1. Someone's children are their sons and daughters of any age. How are the children? His children have left home. The young couple decided to have a child.
child. (chīld) n.pl.chil·dren(chĭl′drən) 1. a. A person between birth and puberty. b. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority. 2. a. An unborn infant; a fetus. b. An infant; a baby. 3. One who is childish or immature. 4. A son or daughter; an offspring. 5. A member of a tribe; descendant: children of Abraham. 6. a.
noun. children. A boy or girl in the period before puberty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. An unborn human offspring; fetus. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A human infant; baby. Webster's New World.
