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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Oaf :: Oaf (n.) Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot..
Waddle :: Waddle (v. i.) To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles..
Accouchement :: Accouchement (n.) Delivery in childbe.
Abdicate :: Abdicate (v. t.) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit..
Affection :: Affection (n.) A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children..
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age..
Labor :: Labor (n.) To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
Restless :: Restless (a.) Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child..
Child :: Child (n.) One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people..
Bawl :: Bawl (v. i.) To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation..
Cross-birth :: Cross-birth (n.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus..
Sing :: Sing (v. t.) To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep..
Drool :: Drool (v. i.) To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools..
Paternity :: Paternity (n.) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity..
Tear :: Tear (v. t.) To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home..
Unkind :: Unkind (a.) Having no race or kindred; childless.
Childishly :: Childishly (adv.) In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.
Manly :: Manly (superl.) Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble..
Diaper :: Diaper (v. t.) To put a diaper on (a child).
Toddler :: Toddler (n.) One who toddles; especially, a young child..
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