CHILD (children)

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does child mean? 

• CHILD (noun)
  The noun CHILD has 4 senses:

1. a young person of either sex
2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
3. an immature childish person
4. a member of a clan or tribe

  Familiarity information: CHILD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHILD (noun)

Meaning:

A young person of either sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

child; youngster; tiddler; nipper; minor; kid; nestling; shaver; small fry; tike; fry; tyke

Context examples:

she writes books for children / they're just kids / 'tiddler' is a British term for youngsters

Hypernyms ("child" is a kind of...):

juvenile; juvenile person (a youthful person)

Meronyms (parts of "child"):

child's body (the body of a human child)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "child"):

bairn (a child: son or daughter)

street child; waif (a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned)

urchin (poor and often mischievous city child)

bambino; toddler; tot; yearling (a young child)

sprog (a child)

silly (a word used for misbehaving children)

kindergartener; kindergartner; preschooler (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)

poster child (a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes)

picaninny; piccaninny; pickaninny ((offensive) a Black child)

peanut (a young child who is small for his age)

buster (a robust child)

changeling (a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy)

child prodigy; infant prodigy; wonder child (a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age)

foster child; foster-child; fosterling (a child who is raised by foster parents)

imp; monkey; rapscallion; rascal; scalawag; scallywag; scamp (one who is playfully mischievous)

kiddy (a young child)

orphan (a child who has lost both parents)

Meaning:

A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

child; kid

Context examples:

they had three children / they were able to send their kids to college

Hypernyms ("child" is a kind of...):

issue; offspring; progeny (the immediate descendants of a person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "child"):

army brat (the child of a career officer of the United States Army)

babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)

female offspring (a child who is female)

male offspring; man-child (a child who is male)

stepchild (a child of your spouse by a former marriage)

Holonyms ("child" is a member of...):

family; family unit (primary social group; parents and children)

Antonym:

parent (a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)

Meaning:

An immature childish person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

child; baby

Context examples:

he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived / stop being a baby!

Hypernyms ("child" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Meaning:

A member of a clan or tribe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the children of Israel

Hypernyms ("child" is a kind of...):

descendant; descendent (a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race)