child
/t͡ʃaɪld/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/t͡ʃaɪld/
🇺🇸 US
/t͡ʃaɪld/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
“Go easy on him: he is but a child.”
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Meaning 2 · noun
(specifically) A female child, a girl.
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Meaning 3 · noun
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter.
“My youngest child is forty-three this year.”
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Meaning 4 · noun
The thirteenth Lenormand card.
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Meaning 5 · noun
A figurative offspring, particularly:
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Meaning 6 · noun
A child of noble birth.
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Meaning 7 · noun
The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.
How this word is used
- Everyday “Go easy on him: he is but a child.”
- General “My youngest child is forty-three this year.”
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