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child

Letters that make child

d, l, c, h, i are letters that make 'child'

Words within child

hi, chi, il, HI, IL are words within 'child'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of child

childe is a word created by adding a letter to 'child'

child is a 5 letter word starting with c
child is a 5 letter word ending with d

4 possible definitions for 'child'

Child as "a member of a clan or tribe"

Under this definition, child is a noun and has the following properties:

child as a type

'child' can be a type of descendant, descendent.

Example of child used within this context

"the children of Israel"

Child as "an immature childish person"

Under this definition, child is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

baby has the same meaning as child

child as a type

'child' can be a type of mortal, individual, someone, person, somebody, soul.

Derivatives of child

puerility, childhood, infancy, babyhood are derivatives of 'child'.

Example of child used within this context

"he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived", "stop being a baby!"

Child as "a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age"

Under this definition, child is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kid has the same meaning as child

Antonyms

parent has the opposite meaning of child

child as a type

'child' can be a type of issue, offspring, progeny.

Types of child

army brat, babe, infant, female offspring, stepchild, man-child, male offspring, baby are types of 'child'.

child as a member

'child' can be a member of family, family unit.

Example of child used within this context

"they had three children", "they were able to send their kids to college"

Child as "a young person of either sex"

Under this definition, child is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kid, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, youngster, nestling, nipper, shaver, minor have the same meaning as 'child'

child as a type

'child' can be a type of juvenile person, juvenile.

Types of child

bairn, changeling, child prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, fosterling, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, kiddy, piccaninny, picaninny, preschooler, kindergartner, sprog, toddler, bambino, tot, urchin, foster child, poster child, kindergartener, infant prodigy, buster, monkey, scallywag, imp, peanut, yearling, waif, street child, pickaninny, silly, orphan are types of 'child'.

Parts of child

child's body is a part of child.

Derivatives of child

puerility, childlike, childly, childhood are derivatives of 'child'.

Example of child used within this context

"she writes books for children", "they're just kids", "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"