child
/ʧaɪld/child
NOUNDefinition of child
A child is a young person, usually older than a baby but younger than a teenager.
Example: The children were playing in the park.
A child is the son or daughter of someone.
Example: I am my mother's child in every way.
A child of a particular time, situation, or idea is a person who is strongly influenced by it.
Example: As a child of the 90s, I grew up with computers.
A child is the product or result of something.
Example: This book is the child of an earlier generation of grammatical theory.
If a woman is with child, she is pregnant.
Example: She told no one about the sex, even when she realized she was with child.
child
EXAMPLESExamples of child
The children were playing in the park.
Example sentenceMost three-year-old children speak very well.
Example sentenceI am my mother's child in every way.
Example sentenceMy eldest child is now a doctor.
Example sentenceAs a child of the 90s, I grew up with computers.
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