Definition of child

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Child (n.) A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc..

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Defiliation :: Defiliation (n.) Abstraction of a child from its parents.
Stepbrother :: Step- () A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc..
Seed :: Seed (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David..
Baby :: Baby (v. i.) To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.
Tot :: Tot (n.) Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.
Scuffle :: Scuffle (n.) A child's pinafore or bib.
Monkey :: Monkey (n.) A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous 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.
Paternity :: Paternity (n.) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity..
Nursery :: Nursery (n.) The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children..
Childishly :: Childishly (adv.) In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.
Suck :: Suck (v. i.) To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking..
Urchin :: Urchin (n.) A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy.
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..
School :: School (n.) A place of primary instruction; an establishment for the instruction of children; as, a primary school; a common school; a grammar school..
Unchild :: Unchild (v. t.) To bereave of children; to make childless.
Pet :: Pet (a.) Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory..
Imp :: Imp (n.) An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
Afterpains :: Afterpains (n. pl.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth..
Yaup :: Yaup (n.) A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain..
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