Definition of child

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Child (n.) A noble youth. See Childe.

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Lying-in :: Lying-in (n.) The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement..
Manhood :: Manhood (n.) The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman..
Lisp :: Lisp (v. i.) To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
Mischievous :: Mischievous (a.) Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child..
Misnurture :: Misnurture (v. t.) To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children..
Monkey :: Monkey (n.) A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child..
Pedagogue :: Pedagogue (n.) A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster.
Generation :: Generation (n.) A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from an ancestor; the mass of beings living at one period; also, the average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or father is succeeded by child, usually assumed to be one third of a century; an age..
Son :: Son (n.) Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent..
Legitim :: Legitim (a.) The portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father.
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct..
Kid :: Kid (n.) A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on..
Cranioclasm :: Cranioclasm (n.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery..
Innocent :: Innocent (n.) An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot..
Cockney :: Cockney (n.) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
Philoprogenitive :: Philoprogenitive (a.) Having the love of offspring; fond of children.
Prepossession :: Prepossession (n.) Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood..
Quick :: Quick (superl.) Pregnant; with child.
Moo :: Moo (v. i.) To make the noise of a cow; to low; -- child's word.
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