Definition of child

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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..

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Godchild :: Godchild (n.) One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather..
Naughty :: Naughty (superl.) Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child..
Childhood :: Childhood (n.) The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.
Sash :: Sash (n.) A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc..
#NAME? :: -en () A suffix from AS. -an, formerly used to form the plural of many nouns, as in ashen, eyen, oxen, all obs. except oxen. In some cases, such as children and brethren, it has been added to older plural forms..
Concubine :: Concubine (n.) A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father..
Infant :: Infant (n.) A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age..
Provide :: Provide (v. i.) To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child..
Defiliation :: Defiliation (n.) Abstraction of a child from its parents.
Pedagogue :: Pedagogue (n.) A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster.
Affusion :: Affusion (n.) The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism..
Pinafore :: Pinafore (n.) An apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a tier.
Teratoma :: Teratoma (n.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle..
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A child's mane for a doll.
Inspire :: Inspire (v. t.) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue..
Person :: Person (n.) A living, self-conscious being, as distinct from an animal or a thing; a moral agent; a human being; a man, woman, or child..
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
Issueless :: Issueless (a.) Having no issue or progeny; childless.
Filiation :: Filiation (n.) The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father..
Scuffle :: Scuffle (n.) A child's pinafore or bib.
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