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Child for Dummies

noun

pronunciation: tʃaɪld

What does Child really mean?

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Alright, so "child" is a word we use to talk about young humans. When we say "child," we mean a person who is not fully grown up yet, who is still in the early stages of becoming an adult. It's like a baby, but a little older - usually, we're talking about someone who is between the ages of a baby (which is like 0 to 3 years old) and a teenager (which is like 13 to 19 years old). So, when we use the word "child," we're talking about kids who are in that in-between stage.

Now, the word "child" can also be used in a more general way to talk about young animals, too. So, for example, we could talk about a baby deer as a "child deer," or a baby bird as a "child bird." It's kind of like when we talk about human kids, we often use the word "child" to talk about young animals, too.

So, when we say "child," we're talking about young humans or animals that are still growing and developing, and who are not fully grown up yet. It's a word we use to describe that really special time in life when everything is new and exciting, and when there's still so much to learn and discover.

Revised and Fact checked by Stephanie Wilson on 2023-11-14 06:44:37

Child In a sentece

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  • The child played in the park with her friends.
  • The teacher read a story to the children in the class.
  • The child helped their parents with the chores at home.
  • The children sat in a circle and sang songs together.
  • The child received a gift on their birthday.

Child Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

baby baby fry fry kid kid kid kid minor minor nestling nestling nipper nipper shaver shaver small fry small fry tiddler tiddler tike tike tyke tyke youngster youngster

Child Antonyms

Words that have the opposite context of the original word.

parent parent

Child Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

descendant descendant descendent descendent individual individual issue issue juvenile juvenile juvenile person juvenile person mortal mortal offspring offspring person person progeny progeny somebody somebody someone someone soul soul

Child Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

army brat army brat babe babe baby baby bairn bairn bambino bambino buster buster changeling changeling child prodigy child prodigy female offspring female offspring foster child foster child fosterling fosterling imp imp infant infant infant prodigy infant prodigy kiddie kiddie kiddy kiddy kindergartener kindergartener kindergartner kindergartner male offspring male offspring man-child man-child monkey monkey orphan orphan peanut peanut picaninny picaninny piccaninny piccaninny pickaninny pickaninny poster child poster child preschooler preschooler rapscallion rapscallion rascal rascal scalawag scalawag scallywag scallywag scamp scamp silly silly sprog sprog stepchild stepchild street child street child toddler toddler tot tot urchin urchin waif waif wonder child wonder child yearling yearling

Child Meronyms

Words that are part of the original word.

child's body child's body

Child Member Of

A group to which the original word belongs.

family family family unit family unit