Definition of child

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

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Foundling :: Foundling (v. t.) A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
Imp :: Imp (n.) An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken..
Trot :: Trot (v. i.) One who trots; a child; a woman.
Un- :: Un- () An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in uncoil, undo, unfold. (b) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un-
Dote :: Dote (v. i.) To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child..
Childcrowing :: Childcrowing (n.) The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.
Volunteer :: Volunteer (a.) A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom, or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made..
Infant :: Infant (v. t.) To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general..
Accoucheur :: Accoucheur (n.) A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.
Teach :: Teach (v. t.) To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class..
Baby Jumper :: Baby jumper () A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor..
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top..
Lisp :: Lisp (v. i.) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk..
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children..
Stepdame :: Stepchild (n.) A son or daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage.
Chicken :: Chicken (n.) A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden.
Baby :: Baby (v. i.) To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.
Refractory :: Refractory (a.) Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast..
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