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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Bearing Cloth :: Bearing cloth () A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized.
Ferule :: Ferule (n.) A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment..
Childly :: Childly (a.) Having the character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child..
Babble :: Babble (v. i.) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding..
Docile :: Docile (a.) Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) A child's hornbook.
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..
Tire :: Tire (n.) A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier..
Froward :: Froward (a.) Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child..
Into :: Into (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits
Pickle :: Pickle (v. t.) A troublesome child; as, a little pickle..
Popgun :: Popgun (n.) A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air..
Fatherless :: Fatherless (a.) Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child..
Stepchild :: Stepchild (n.) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
Advancement :: Advancement (v. t.) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution..
Mameluco :: Mameluco (n.) A child born of a white father and Indian mother.
Dill :: Dill (n.) An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also dillseed..
Childbed :: Childbed (n.) The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition..
Lying-in :: Lying-in (n.) The act of bearing a child.
Punish :: Punish (v. t.) To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience..
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