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child en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /tʃaɪld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • audio SSB
  • (General-American) audio
  • [ˈtʃaɪ̯.ɫ̩d] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [tʃəɪ̯(ə)ɫd] (Canada, dialectal)
  • [tʃaɪ̯ɫd] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /tʃɑj(ə)ld/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [tʃaːɫd] (Southern-US)
  • /tʃʌɪld/ (Scotland)
  • /tʃɑeld/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English child, from Old English ċild, from Proto-West Germanic *kilþ, *kelþ, from Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (“womb; fetus”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelt- (“womb”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Danish kuld (“brood, litter”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (“lap”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, “womb”), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”).

Meanings

  1. (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
    • It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries. 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:
    • Go easy on him: he is but a child.
    • In one case, a mother was deported and took her 2-year-old child with her, while the other involves another mother deported and her 4- and 7-year-old children went with her, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Project, among other organizations, said in a news release Friday. 2025 April 27, Dakin Andone, “3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers, lawyers and advocacy groups say”, in CNN:
    • Regular chores can be appropriate for children, given age-appropriate limits on difficulty level and time on task.
    • And not just the children, teenagers too. Chuck wants a football, Kathleen a tattoo. 2003 Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (narration)
  2. (broadly, in a stricter sense, sometimes) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). ▸ A youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
  3. (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
    • His adult children visit him yearly.
    • My youngest child is forty-three this year.
  4. The thirteenth Lenormand card.
  5. (figuratively) A figurative offspring ▸ A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
    • For more than forty years, he preached the creed of art and beauty. He was heir to the ancient wisdom of Israel, a child of Germany, a subject of Great Britain, later an American citizen, but in truth a citizen of the world. 1984, Mary Jane Matz, The Many Lives of Otto Kahn: A Biography, page 5:
    • the children of Israel
    • He is a child of his times.
    • Plash-Goo was of the children of the giants, whose sire was Uph. And the lineage of Uph had dwindled in bulk for the last five hundred years, till the giants were now no more than fifteen foot high; but Uph ate elephants[…] 2009, Edward John Moreton Dunsany, Tales of Wonder, page 64:
  6. (figuratively) A figurative offspring ▸ Anything derived from or caused by something.
    • Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war. 1991, Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children:
  7. (figuratively) A figurative offspring ▸ A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
    • The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.
    • The algorithm pops the stack to obtain a new current node when there are no more children (when it reaches a leaf). 2011, John Mongan, Noah Kindler, Eric Giguère, Programming Interviews Exposed:
  8. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of childe (“youth of noble birth”).
    alt of childe
  9. A subordinate node of a tree.
  10. (figuratively) An adult or adolescent with childish or stupid behaviors.
    • My husband is such a child, going out with his sled everytime it snows.
  11. (obsolete, specifically) A female child, a girl.
    • A boy, or a Childe I wonder? c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 288, column 2:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
childe alternative, archaic lexicographic
childer Number=Plur archaic, dialectal lexicographic
children Number=Plur lexicographic
childrens alternative lexicographic
childs alternative, nonstandard, rare lexicographic
chile Southern-US, alternative, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic

Antonyms

grownup · parent (antonym(s) of “data item, process or object in a subordinate role”) · parent (antonym(s) of “offspring”) · mother (antonym(s) of “offspring”) · adult (antonym(s) of “person below the age of adulthood”) · father (antonym(s) of “offspring”)

Coordinates

teen · teenager · infant · neonate · boy · girl · newborn · adolescent

Deriveds

child sexual abuse · child abuse · grandchild · nonchild · abandoned child syndrome · Chester · child-great · childspeak · password child · spare the rod and spoil the child · whole child · inner child · child-free · only child · child groom · unchild · child seat · natural child · love-child · child benefit · child-nature · childwear · childproof · spirit child · child support · once a man, twice a child · child category · schoolchild · child lock · child-mind · grand-child · innocent as the child unborn · child of the kitchen · childhood · child sex tourism · girlchild · problem child · belchild · child birth · maid child · elf-child · womanchild · child-toucher · childcarer · brainchild · manchild · childship · a burnt child dreads the fire · chomo · child-fucker · boychild · child's play · child diddler · childminder · golden child · sweet summer child · child bride · feral child · childlike · child-rearing · childfucker · childmind · latch-key child · womb-child · childling · child-crowing · childlore · get with child · flower child · child neglect · childish · black child · child restraint · childbed · honey chile · pretermitted child · barrel child · childrearing · one-child policy · child-in-law · childrearer · wood-child · once a woman, twice a child · man child · foster child · child trafficking · middle child · child lifter · childlover · childcaring · wombchild · man-child · poster child · child molestation · childification · latchkey child · semichild · sooner child · childraiser · subchild · well-child clinic · honey child · war child · wonderchild · god-child · minor child · the burnt child dreads the fire · child-directed speech · merchild · child of the manse · childline · childsafe · chrisom child · child prodigy · butterfly child · wild child · adult child · child-birth · childkind · child-centered · godchild · child labor · choirchild · child-bride · boomerang child · dog-child · the burnt child fears the fire · woman-child · heavy with child · wolf-child · childcare · child prostitution · snowchild · child carrier · child car seat · child porn · birthchild · child safety seat · Velcro child · International Day of the Girl Child · antichild · child node · childraising · thalidomide child · street child · call someone everything but a child of God · child endangerment · childtime · child-like · child-bed · with child · glass child · child toucher · wolf child · maid-child · childie · child abuser · battered child syndrome · love child · child sex abuse · snowflake child · superchild · lovechild · child sexual abuse material · childbirth · child care · dreamchild · childlove · childness · child molester · two child problem · unborn child · biochild · name-child · it is a wise child that knows his own father · saleschild · woman child · child soldier · child-bearing · child language · single child · child minder · moonchild · twichild · childless · child labour · childbearer · it takes a village to raise a child · child sex crime · iPad child · home child · Indigo child · child actor · cowchild · child pornography · childbearing · childism

Hypernyms

kid · person

Hyponyms

tween · tweenager · teen · tweenie · toddler · urchin · babe · boy · neonate · ankle-biter · poppet · preschooler · teenager · scamp · schoolchild · baby · girl · spoiled brat · squirt · swapling · whippersnapper · infant · preteen · rugrat · adolescent · newborn · imp · goldensprog · monkey

Relateds

relative · sweetheart · Child · :Category:Children · chield · orling · childe · Childermas

Synonyms

sprog · cunt dropping · youngster · fry · crotch dropping · crotch goblin · crotchling · crotch monkey · cum pet · minor · slip · terence · little one · crotch fruit · kid · cum cheese · semen demon · sperm buttercup · and Thesaurus:girl · tyke · crotch critter · crumb cruncher · juvenile · offspring and Thesaurus:son and Thesaurus:daughter (offspring) · pet sperm · daughter (product of a place or era) · descendant (descendant) · fuck trophy · mini-me · sperm bubbles · shitling · son (product of a place or era) · young'un · kiddie · moppet · bairn · nipper · progeny · youngling · child · hump dumpling · sprout · sperm blossom · munchkin · crumb grinder · youth · binary clone · chit · product (product of a place or era) · crumb crusher · kid · bitchling · tot · crumb snatcher · kid · boy · hybrid · tart · small fry · fucklet · sproglet · crib lizard · brat

Translations (737)

ar طِفْل (a minor) · ko 어린이 (a minor) · ko 어린이 (son or daughter; someone's child) · iba anak (son or daughter; someone's child) · xh umntwana (son or daughter; someone's child) · tg кӯдак (son or daughter; someone's child) · nup dzánkàn (a minor) · pt menino (a minor) · yue 細路哥 /细路哥 (son or daughter; someone's child) · evn куңакан (son or daughter; someone's child) · he יֶלֶד (son or daughter; someone's child) · nv áłchíní (son or daughter; someone's child) · ood ali (son or daughter; someone's child) · kix tshōu (son or daughter; someone's child) · erk tesa (a minor) · vep lapsʹ (son or daughter; someone's child) · az bala (a minor) · fy bern (son or daughter; someone's child) · fj gone (a minor) · ab аҷааҷи (a minor) · hi बच्ची (a minor) · hu gyermek (a minor) · hi बच्चा (son or daughter; someone's child) · gd pàisde (son or daughter; someone's child) · sa शिशु (son or daughter; someone's child) · ru дитя́ (son or daughter; someone's child) · frr jongen (son or daughter; someone's child) · jam pickney (son or daughter; someone's child) · io infanto (son or daughter; someone's child) · ru дитя́ (a minor) · udm нылпи (son or daughter; someone's child) · sq pjellë (son or daughter; someone's child) · sje mánná (son or daughter; someone's child) · rm affon (a minor) · yue 細蚊仔 /细蚊仔 (son or daughter; someone's child) · az övlad (member of a tribe, a people or a race of beings) · zh 囡仔 (son or daughter; someone's child) · ro copil (a minor) · tl bata (a minor) · la filia (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi लड़की (son or daughter; someone's child) · jv laré (son or daughter; someone's child) · za lwgnyez (son or daughter; someone's child) · zh 囡仔 (a minor) · pl dziecko (son or daughter; someone's child) · mba bata (son or daughter; someone's child) · am ልጅ (son or daughter; someone's child) · uk дити́на (son or daughter; someone's child) · av лъимер (son or daughter; someone's child) · zza doman (diq) (son or daughter; someone's child) · za lwg (son or daughter; someone's child) · mel aneak (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi kakru (son or daughter; someone's child) · haw keiki (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi alaikäinen (a minor) · zza qeç (diq) (a minor) · zh 小孩子 (son or daughter; someone's child) · dsb góle (a minor) · bn বাচ্চা (son or daughter; someone's child) · bua хүүгэд (son or daughter; someone's child) · enm gerle (a minor) · de kind (son or daughter; someone's child) · br minor (a minor) · cqd lx (son or daughter; someone's child) · cic chipota (son or daughter; someone's child) · pt filho (son or daughter; someone's child) · ilo anak (son or daughter; someone's child) · sco bairn (a minor) · vot lahsi (son or daughter; someone's child) · hu gyermek (son or daughter; someone's child) · rsk дзецко (son or daughter; someone's child) · ki mwana (son or daughter; someone's child) · ayp عجي (a minor) · ky наристе (son or daughter; someone's child) · mi pangore (son or daughter; someone's child) · el παιδί (son or daughter; someone's child) · pt filho ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · sce kewosi (son or daughter; someone's child) · sv barn ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · lmy ana (son or daughter; someone's child) · hu kölyök (son or daughter; someone's child) · af kind (a minor) · kg mwana class 1 (son or daughter; someone's child) · zh щёхэр (son or daughter; someone's child) · fa فَرزَنْد (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi बालक (son or daughter; someone's child) · yo ọmọdé (son or daughter; someone's child) · mwl criança (son or daughter; someone's child) · ja(a minor) · vo hicil (son or daughter; someone's child) · zu umntwana (a minor) · uk дитя́тко (son or daughter; someone's child) · ne बच्चा (son or daughter; someone's child) · uz bola (son or daughter; someone's child) · lou piti (son or daughter; someone's child) · ckb زارۆک (son or daughter; someone's child) · ba бала (son or daughter; someone's child) · gl nena (son or daughter; someone's child) · sh де́те (son or daughter; someone's child) · lus fa (son or daughter; someone's child) · bal چک (son or daughter; someone's child) · bn ওলদ (son or daughter; someone's child) · st ngwana (son or daughter; someone's child) · ce бер (son or daughter; someone's child) · ab аԥшқа (son or daughter; someone's child) · cv ача (son or daughter; someone's child) · yue 仔女 (son or daughter; someone's child) · wuu 小囡 (son or daughter; someone's child) · tr evlat (son or daughter; someone's child) · sit-cai ŋa⁵⁵ (son or daughter; someone's child) · yo ọmọdé (a minor) · ar صبي (a minor) · sa जात (son or daughter; someone's child) · nv awééʼ (son or daughter; someone's child) · is krakki (son or daughter; someone's child) · zza tut (son or daughter; someone's child) · ms budak (son or daughter; someone's child) · gug mitã (son or daughter; someone's child) · ast neñu (a minor) · pl dziecię (son or daughter; someone's child) · rm unfant (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi nahkapokaali (son or daughter; someone's child) · chg بلا (son or daughter; someone's child) · smn páárnáš (son or daughter; someone's child) · alu wera (son or daughter; someone's child) · bo ཕྲུ་གུ (son or daughter; someone's child) · gl neno (son or daughter; someone's child) · sah оҕо (son or daughter; someone's child) · luo nyithindo (son or daughter; someone's child) · myp tiobáhai (son or daughter; someone's child) · pjt tjitji (son or daughter; someone's child) · de Chind (son or daughter; someone's child) · kab agrud (son or daughter; someone's child) · it bambina (son or daughter; someone's child) · mn хүү (son or daughter; someone's child) · mn хүүхэд (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi toukka (son or daughter; someone's child) · lu mwana (son or daughter; someone's child) · da børn (a minor) · ur بیٹی (son or daughter; someone's child) · ka ძე (son or daughter; someone's child) · ar اِبْنَة (son or daughter; someone's child) · es niña (son or daughter; someone's child) · xmz ana (son or daughter; someone's child) · pov fidju (son or daughter; someone's child) · zh 囡仔人 (son or daughter; someone's child) · sd ٻارُ (son or daughter; someone's child) · mt tifla (a minor) · io filiino (son or daughter; someone's child) · is barn (a minor) · pis pikinini (son or daughter; someone's child) · ug بالا (son or daughter; someone's child) · mi tamaiti (son or daughter; someone's child) · zh 小孩 (son or daughter; someone's child) · vi con (son or daughter; someone's child) · ja 子供 (a minor) · nrf êfant (son or daughter; someone's child) · acm جاهل (a minor) · zea kind (son or daughter; someone's child) · sh čȅdo (son or daughter; someone's child) · cdo 伲囝 (son or daughter; someone's child) · eo virinfano (son or daughter; someone's child) · ltg bārns (son or daughter; someone's child) · wao ʔék'a (a minor) · xdq нана́ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ro fiu (son or daughter; someone's child) · hy մանուկ (a minor) · hy երեխա (a minor) · wao ʔék'api (son or daughter; someone's child) · mk дете (son or daughter; someone's child) · vi con ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · pt filha (son or daughter; someone's child) · et laps (a minor) · ba бала (a minor) · ja 子供 (son or daughter; someone's child) · jv anak (son or daughter; someone's child) · iso ọmọ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ln mwǎna (son or daughter; someone's child) · io infantino (son or daughter; someone's child) · tk çaga (son or daughter; someone's child) · hak 細人仔 /细人仔 (son or daughter; someone's child) · ga clann (son or daughter; someone's child) · tr çocuk (a minor) · yue 細路 /细路 (a minor) · fa کودَک (son or daughter; someone's child) · sa शिशु (a minor) · zh 小孩兒 /小孩儿 (a minor) · lo ລູກ (son or daughter; someone's child) · pot penoje (a minor) · ang ċild (son or daughter; someone's child) · cu чѧдо (son or daughter; someone's child) · uk дитя́ (a minor) · arc ܙܪܥܐ (son or daughter; someone's child) · fa بَچِه (a minor) · tpi pikinini (a minor) · es ñaño (a minor) · mkz mata (son or daughter; someone's child) · sh дије́те (son or daughter; someone's child) · sgs vāks (a minor) · ar بزر (a minor) · pt criança (a minor) · bh बच्चा (son or daughter; someone's child) · es hijo (son or daughter; someone's child) · vo son (son or daughter; someone's child) · hu gyerek (son or daughter; someone's child) · twf ȕʼúna (son or daughter; someone's child) · mt ibna (son or daughter; someone's child) · hsn 細伢子 /细伢子 (son or daughter; someone's child) · egy ms-s-Xrd (son or daughter; someone's child) · tt бала (son or daughter; someone's child) · grc παῖς (son or daughter; someone's child) · ro copilă (a minor) · ady сабый (son or daughter; someone's child) · es chiwchi (a minor) · it bambino (son or daughter; someone's child) · got 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽 (son or daughter; someone's child) · nys koorlingah (son or daughter; someone's child) · egl cínno (a minor) · nod ᩃᩪᨠ (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi lapsi (a minor) · eo infanino (son or daughter; someone's child) · rue дїтя (son or daughter; someone's child) · cic inchipota (son or daughter; someone's child) · mr मूल (son or daughter; someone's child) · grc παίδιον (son or daughter; someone's child) · hsb dźěćo (son or daughter; someone's child) · zh 孩子 (son or daughter; someone's child) · fa کُر (son or daughter; someone's child) · yua paal (a minor) · sh че̏до (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi छोरी (son or daughter; someone's child) · nus gat (son or daughter; someone's child) · ar درّي (a minor) · id anak (son or daughter; someone's child) · ru ча́до (son or daughter; someone's child) · chm ньога (son or daughter; someone's child) · lus naupang (a minor) · ur بَچَّہ (a minor) · kl meeraq (son or daughter; someone's child) · tly خردن (son or daughter; someone's child) · haw keiki (a minor) · fr enfant (son or daughter; someone's child) · el παιδί (a minor) · so caruur (son or daughter; someone's child) · bo ཨ་བ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ast fía (son or daughter; someone's child) · pap mucha (son or daughter; someone's child) · crh evlât (son or daughter; someone's child) · zu ingane (a minor) · is barn (son or daughter; someone's child) · nan-tws 孥囝 (son or daughter; someone's child) · skb แด๊ก (son or daughter; someone's child) · nl kind (a minor) · kea fidju (son or daughter; someone's child) · shn လုၵ်ႈ (son or daughter; someone's child) · su murangkalih (son or daughter; someone's child) · nn barn (son or daughter; someone's child) · he יֶלֶד (a minor) · chr ᎠᏳᎴ (son or daughter; someone's child) · sw mwana ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · th เด็ก (son or daughter; someone's child) · ga páiste (a minor) · mn хөвүүн (a minor) · io puerulo (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi छोरा (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi natiainen (son or daughter; someone's child) · szl dziycio (son or daughter; someone's child) · nay porli (a minor) · tr çocuk (son or daughter; someone's child) · ast fíu (son or daughter; someone's child) · sa बालक (son or daughter; someone's child) · ig nwata (son or daughter; someone's child) · yi קינד (son or daughter; someone's child) · frr Jungen (son or daughter; someone's child) · ks بَچہٕ (son or daughter; someone's child) · lut bədaʔ (son or daughter; someone's child) · wyi bubup (son or daughter; someone's child) · he בן (member of a tribe, a people or a race of beings) · nb barn ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · sq fëmijë (a minor) · he בֵּן (son or daughter; someone's child) · fo barn (son or daughter; someone's child) · be дзіця́ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ru доче́рний ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · nrf mousse (a minor) · nl kind (son or daughter; someone's child) · uga 𐎊𐎍𐎄 (son or daughter; someone's child) · yao mwanace class 1 (son or daughter; someone's child) · br bugel (son or daughter; someone's child) · ssy awka (son or daughter; someone's child) · frr bjarn (son or daughter; someone's child) · km កូន (son or daughter; someone's child) · mg zaza (a minor) · zza doman (diq) (a minor) · bn শিশু (son or daughter; someone's child) · gez ወልድ (son or daughter; someone's child) · as কণমানি (son or daughter; someone's child) · th ศิศุ (son or daughter; someone's child) · kk бала (son or daughter; someone's child) · ang bearn (son or daughter; someone's child) · sgs vāks (son or daughter; someone's child) · ar طِفْلَة (a minor) · ka შვილობილი ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · stq Bäiden (a minor) · jje 아의 (son or daughter; someone's child) · mt tifel (son or daughter; someone's child) · yua paal (son or daughter; someone's child) · fr enfant (a minor) · ca nen (son or daughter; someone's child) · hsn 細人子 /细人子 (son or daughter; someone's child) · ee vi (son or daughter; someone's child) · or ପିଲା (son or daughter; someone's child) · tsg bata (son or daughter; someone's child) · mnw ကွေန် (son or daughter; someone's child) · ur بَچَّہ (son or daughter; someone's child) · si ළමයා (son or daughter; someone's child) · atv пала (son or daughter; someone's child) · rm uffant (son or daughter; someone's child) · nb barn n mindreårig (a minor) · atv бала (son or daughter; someone's child) · wo gune (son or daughter; someone's child) · chr ᎠᏲᏟ (son or daughter; someone's child) · tet labarik (son or daughter; someone's child) · zu ingane (son or daughter; someone's child) · yue 細路 /细路 (son or daughter; someone's child) · ckb منداڵ (a minor) · yue 細蚊仔 /细蚊仔 (a minor) · fi penikka (son or daughter; someone's child) · cjy 娃娃 (son or daughter; someone's child) · krc бала (son or daughter; someone's child) · fa بَچِه (son or daughter; someone's child) · kmr zarok (a minor) · ltg bārns (a minor) · ja((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · ka ბავშვი (a minor) · is barn ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · sq thmi (gheg) (son or daughter; someone's child) · ia filia (son or daughter; someone's child) · sv barn (a minor) · nan-tws 孥囝 (a minor) · sh déte (son or daughter; someone's child) · aa awka (son or daughter; someone's child) · it bambina (a minor) · bg ро́жба (son or daughter; someone's child) · nyu mwana class 1 (son or daughter; someone's child) · et laps (son or daughter; someone's child) · sl otrok (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi nappula (son or daughter; someone's child) · ceb bata (son or daughter; someone's child) · br bugel (a minor) · gu બાળક (a minor) · tft ngofa (son or daughter; someone's child) · bjn anak (son or daughter; someone's child) · eo infano (a minor) · zh 小孩 (a minor) · csb òtrok (son or daughter; someone's child) · zlw-ocs dietě (son or daughter; someone's child) · az çağa (son or daughter; someone's child) · rm iffaunt (son or daughter; someone's child) · cy plentyn (son or daughter; someone's child) · tew ay (son or daughter; someone's child) · lb Kand (son or daughter; someone's child) · sw mtoto (a minor) · zza lorek (son or daughter; someone's child) · xag 𐕘𐔰𐕙 (son or daughter; someone's child) · sl otrok (a minor) · sk dieťa (son or daughter; someone's child) · ro copilă (son or daughter; someone's child) · btw bata (son or daughter; someone's child) · de kindl (son or daughter; someone's child) · rm unfant (a minor) · alt бала (son or daughter; someone's child) · es escuintle (a minor) · lt vaikas (a minor) · nrf avé (a minor) · dsb góle (son or daughter; someone's child) · yua aal (son or daughter; someone's child) · yue 細路仔 /细路仔 (son or daughter; someone's child) · qu wamra (son or daughter; someone's child) · ny mwana (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi शिशु (a minor) · sce kewosi (a minor) · yue((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · zh вава (son or daughter; someone's child) · tly باله (son or daughter; someone's child) · la impubes (a minor) · mn ᠬᠡᠦᠬᠡᠳ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ba бала (member of a tribe, a people or a race of beings) · as ছলি (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi लड़का (son or daughter; someone's child) · xdq дяргья́ (son or daughter; someone's child) · nrf êfant (a minor) · it figlio (son or daughter; someone's child) · ro copil (son or daughter; someone's child) · rm unfànt (son or daughter; someone's child) · pi दारको (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi lapsi (son or daughter; someone's child) · ang umbor (son or daughter; someone's child) · prg malnīks (son or daughter; someone's child) · fa بچ (a minor) · rm unfànt (a minor) · fi tytär (son or daughter; someone's child) · my ကလေး (son or daughter; someone's child) · wmw kisimana (a minor) · naq ǀgôa-i (son or daughter; someone's child) · fa بَچِّه (a minor) · te పాప (son or daughter; someone's child) · tsg anak (son or daughter; someone's child) · myv эйде (son or daughter; someone's child) · io infanto (a minor) · zh ва (son or daughter; someone's child) · kum яш (son or daughter; someone's child) · kn ಹಸುಳೆ (son or daughter; someone's child) · cst šiiniinikma (son or daughter; someone's child) · nrf mousse (son or daughter; someone's child) · ca nena (son or daughter; someone's child) · pt miúdo (a minor) · grc τέκνον (son or daughter; someone's child) · eo virinfano (a minor) · sjd па̄рнэнч (son or daughter; someone's child) · az bala (son or daughter; someone's child) · cs dítě (son or daughter; someone's child) · lez аял (son or daughter; someone's child) · as ল’ৰা-ছোৱালী (son or daughter; someone's child) · el τέκνο (son or daughter; someone's child) · blt ꪩꪴꪀ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ace aneuk (son or daughter; someone's child) · vi đứa bé (a minor) · af kind (son or daughter; someone's child) · ha ya’ya (son or daughter; someone's child) · la praetextatus (a minor) · gld пиктэ (son or daughter; someone's child) · da barn (son or daughter; someone's child) · io filio (son or daughter; someone's child) · da barn (a minor) · bg дете́ (a minor) · kw flogh (son or daughter; someone's child) · hy զավակ (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi बालिका (son or daughter; someone's child) · el απότοκος ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) · vo cilef (son or daughter; someone's child) · za lwgnyez (a minor) · ttj omwana class 1 (son or daughter; someone's child) · ca fill (son or daughter; someone's child) · es niño (son or daughter; someone's child) · wo xale (son or daughter; someone's child) · ar اِبْن (son or daughter; someone's child) · yo èwe (son or daughter; someone's child) · pdt Kjint (nds) (son or daughter; someone's child) · ru ребёнок (a minor) · ko(son or daughter; someone's child) · sq kalaman (son or daughter; someone's child) · ab асаби (son or daughter; someone's child) · zza qeç (diq) (son or daughter; someone's child) · dsb źiśe (a minor) · mn ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠯ (son or daughter; someone's child) · ur بیٹا (son or daughter; someone's child) · aer ampe (son or daughter; someone's child) · so canug (son or daughter; someone's child) · sw mwana (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi vekara (son or daughter; someone's child) · my ကလေး (a minor) · yo ọmọ (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi kakara (son or daughter; someone's child) · eu sein (son or daughter; someone's child) · ast ñeñu (a minor) · eo ido ((mathematics) subordinate node) · hu gyerek (a minor) · fi vaahtosammutin (son or daughter; someone's child) · bor ore (son or daughter; someone's child) · ca xiquet (son or daughter; someone's child) · nyy umwana class 1 (son or daughter; someone's child) · hi बालक (a minor) · sv barn (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi taapero (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi skidi (son or daughter; someone's child) · non barn (son or daughter; someone's child) · tg бача (son or daughter; someone's child) · os саби (son or daughter; someone's child) · la filius (son or daughter; someone's child) · pt menina (a minor) · alu wera (a minor) · ckb منداڵ (son or daughter; someone's child) · uk дити́на (a minor) · ta மக (son or daughter; someone's child) · zne gude (son or daughter; someone's child) · wuh galamala (son or daughter; someone's child) · mrc humar (son or daughter; someone's child) · fi muksu (son or daughter; someone's child) · lt vaikas (son or daughter; someone's child) · cu дѣтѧ (son or daughter; someone's child) · zh хэзы (son or daughter; someone's child) · vi đứa trẻ (son or daughter; someone's child) · crh bala (son or daughter; someone's child) · egy X:r:d-Xrd (son or daughter; someone's child) · ckb مناڵ (son or daughter; someone's child) · kdn mwana class 1 (son or daughter; someone's child) · io infantulo (son or daughter; someone's child) · mn ᠬᠥ᠋ᠦ (son or daughter; someone's child) · nup egi (son or daughter; someone's child)

child en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /tʃaɪld/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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  • [ˈtʃaɪ̯.ɫ̩d] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [tʃəɪ̯(ə)ɫd] (Canada, dialectal)
  • [tʃaɪ̯ɫd] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /tʃɑj(ə)ld/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [tʃaːɫd] (Southern-US)
  • /tʃʌɪld/ (Scotland)
  • /tʃɑeld/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English childen, from the noun child.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive, archaic) To give birth; to beget or procreate.
    • My liefe (ſayd ſhe) ye know, that long ygo, Whileſt ye in durance dwelt, ye to me gaue A little mayde, the which ye chylded tho ; The ſame againe if now ye liſt to haue, The ſame is yonder Lady, whom high God did ſaue. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 17, page 512:
    • And from his fertill hollow wombe forth ran, (Clad in rare weedes and ſtrange habiliment) A Nymph, for age able to goe to man, An hundreth plants beſide (euen in his ſight) Childed an hundreth Nymphes, ſo great, ſo dight:[…] 1600, [Torquato Tasso], “The Eighteenth Booke of Godfrey of Bulloigne”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC, stanza 26, page 320:
    • […]But then the mind much ſufferance doth or'e ſcip, When griefe hath mates,and bearing fellowſhip : How light and portable my paine ſeemes now, When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow, He childed as I fathered,Tom away, Marke the high noyſes and thy ſelfe bewray,[…] c. 1603–1606 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] His True Chronicle Historie of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Nathaniel Butter, […], published 1608, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:

Forms

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childed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
childed Tense=Past lexicographic
childing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
childs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic