child

[ chahyld ]
/ tʃaɪld /

noun, plural chil·dren.

Idioms for child

    with child, pregnant: She's with child.

Origin of child

before 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai womb

OTHER WORDS FROM child

child·less, adjective child·less·ness, noun

Definition for child (2 of 2)

Child
[ 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.

Example sentences from the Web for child

British Dictionary definitions for child

child
/ (tʃaɪld) /

noun plural children

Derived forms of child

childless, adjective childlessness, noun childly, adjective

Word Origin for child

Old English cild; related to Gothic kilthei womb, Sanskrit jathara belly, jartu womb

Medical definitions for child

child
[ chīld ]

n.

A person who has not yet reached puberty.
A son or daughter; an offspring.
A person not of legal age; a minor.

Idioms and Phrases with child

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