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CHILD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Jump to: child child noun a person between birth and puberty or full growth. Child Child noun Julia, 1912–2004, U.S. gourmet cook, author, and television personality. Synonyms child 1 American [chahyld] / tʃaɪld / noun plural children a person between birth and puberty or full growth. books for children. a son or daughter; offspring considered with regard to parents. All my children are married. a baby or infant. A child of six months can recognize family members. a human fetus. My sister is seven months pregnant with a healthy child. a childish person. He's such a child about money. a descendant. a child of an ancient breed. any person or thing regarded as the product or result of particular agencies, influences, etc.. Abstract art is a child of the 20th century. a person regarded as conditioned or marked by a given circumstance, situation, etc.. a child of poverty; a child of famine. British Dialect, Archaic. a female infant. Archaic. childe . idioms with child , pregnant. She's with child. Child 2 American [chahyld] / tʃaɪld / noun Julia, 1912–2004, U.S. gourmet cook, author, and television personality. Lydia Maria (Francis), 1802–80, U.S. author, abolitionist, and social reformer. child British / tʃaɪld / noun a boy or girl between birth and puberty ( as modifier ) child labour a baby or infant an unborn baby another term for pregnant a human offspring; a son or daughter a childish or immature person a member of a family or tribe; descendant a child of Israel a person or thing regarded as the product of an influence or environment a child of nature dialect a female infant "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 child More Idioms More idioms and phrases containing child second childhood Other Word Forms childless adjective childlessness noun childly adjective Etymology Origin of child First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai “womb” Explanation A child is a young person who's typically older than a baby but younger than a teen. As a child , you probably had your parents watching over you as you played in a sandbox. The noun child come from the Old English word cild , meaning "child, infant." Retaining a similar meaning into modern times, the word still refers to a young person, male or female. But you can be considered a child after reaching adulthood — in the eyes of your parents, at least. Immature behavior like throwing a temper tantrum can also mark you as a child. The word can also refer to someone in a clan or tribe, young or old. Keep Reading on Vocabulary.com Vocabulary lists containing child Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8 Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide! Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. Makan’s casket, however, is empty — a symbolic burial for a child whose body was never recovered from the wreckage. From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026 The widow of a former footballer who died of cancer is now pregnant with his child after a successful round of IVF in what she described as "bittersweet but beautiful news". From BBC • May 6, 2026 Concerns about child and teen safety related to social media use are nothing new. From Barron's • May 5, 2026 “Oh, yes, the boring religious one,” a friend said with something of a sigh, asked if she had any better recollection than I about Mary Bennet, the middle child in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026 Now with a child on each knee and ten more crowded close, he drew from another pocket his heavy cross-shaped winding key, each of the four ends shaped for a different size clock. From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom Related Words baby boy daughter girl juvenile kid minor offspring son youngster youth Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.