child, n.
(children)
freq. cnt. 214
(children)
freq. cnt. 214
a young person of either sex
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 207 freq. cnt.: 148 freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
child fry kid minor nestling nipper shaver small fry tiddler tike tyke youngster
sample sentences
"she writes books for children""they're just kids"
"`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
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bairn
buster
changeling
child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child
foster-child, foster child, fosterling
imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
kiddy, kiddie
orphan
peanut
pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny
poster child
preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener
silly
sprog
toddler, yearling, tot, bambino
urchin
waif, street child
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 65
child kid
sample sentences
"they had three children""they were able to send their kids to college"
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member holonym
hyponym
hypernym
an immature childish person
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
baby child
sample sentences
"he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived""stop being a baby!"
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hypernym
a member of a clan or tribe
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child