child

IPA: tʃˈaɪɫd

(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
(pediatrics, sometimes, in a stricter sense) A kid aged 1 to 11 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 month to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 12 years to 18 years.
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
(cartomancy) The thirteenth Lenormand card.
(figurative) A figurative offspring
A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
Anything derived from or caused by something.
(computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
(mathematics, programming) A subordinate node of a tree.
(obsolete, specifically) A female child, a girl.
A surname.
Alternative form of childe (“youth of noble birth”) [A child of noble birth.]
Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another important child who is understood from context.

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