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Seed :: Seed (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David..

Pain :: Pain (n.) To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve; as a child's faults pain his parents.

Child :: Child (n.) A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom..

Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.

Omphalomancy :: Omphalomancy (n.) Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have..

Pet :: Pet (n.) Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child..

Chrisom :: Chrisom (n.) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened..

Whereret :: Whereret (v. t.) To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child..

Ma :: Ma (n.) A child's word for mother.

Unchild :: Unchild (v. t.) To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child.

Dill :: Dill (n.) An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also dillseed..

Wet Nurse :: Wet nurse () A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse..

Thrush :: Thrush (n.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae..

Progeny :: Progeny (n.) Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage..

Teetotum :: Teetotum (n.) A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the fingers..

Ayah :: Ayah (n.) A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid..

Pedagogue :: Pedagogue (n.) A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster.

Pushpin :: Pushpin (n.) A child's game played with pins.

Cockney :: Cockney (n.) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.

Urchin :: Urchin (n.) A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy.

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