'Child' definitions:

Definition of 'child'

(from WordNet)
noun
A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]
noun
A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: child, kid] [ant: parent]
noun
An immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" [syn: child, baby]
noun
A member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel"

Definition of 'Child'

From: GCIDE
  • Child \Child\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Childed; p. pr. & vb. n. Childing.] To give birth; to produce young. [1913 Webster]
  • This queen Genissa childing died. --Warner. [1913 Webster]
  • It chanced within two days they childed both. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Child'

From: GCIDE
  • Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), n.; pl. Children (ch[i^]l"dr[e^]n). [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kil[thorn]ei womb, in-kil[thorn][=o] with child.]
  • 1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A noble youth. See Childe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. --1. Cor. xii. 11. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A female infant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A boy or a child, I wonder? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To be with child, to be pregnant.
  • Child's play, light work; a trifling contest. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'child'

From: Easton
  • Child This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age (Gen. 37:3); and Benjamin is so called when he was above thirty years (44:20). Solomon called himself a little child when he came to the kingdom (1 Kings 3:7).
  • The descendants of a man, however remote, are called his children; as, "the children of Edom," "the children of Moab," "the children of Israel."
  • In the earliest times mothers did not wean their children till they were from thirty months to three years old; and the day on which they were weaned was kept as a festival day (Gen. 21:8; Ex. 2:7, 9; 1 Sam. 1:22-24; Matt. 21:16). At the age of five, children began to learn the arts and duties of life under the care of their fathers (Deut. 6:20-25; 11:19).
  • To have a numerous family was regarded as a mark of divine favour (Gen. 11:30; 30:1; 1 Sam. 2:5; 2 Sam. 6:23; Ps. 127:3; 128:3).
  • Figuratively the name is used for those who are ignorant or narrow-minded (Matt. 11:16; Luke 7:32; 1 Cor. 13:11). "When I was a child, I spake as a child." "Brethren, be not children in understanding" (1 Cor. 14:20). "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro" (Eph. 4:14).
  • Children are also spoken of as representing simplicity and humility (Matt. 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17). Believers are "children of light" (Luke 16:8; 1 Thess. 5:5) and "children of obedience" (1 Pet. 1:14).

Synonyms of 'child'

From: Moby Thesaurus