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child

Definition for child

noun as in very young person; offspring

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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.

In Sweden parents can use those days up until the child turns 12.

The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.

It needs to be said: bigotry in the name of religion is still bigotry; child abuse wrapped in a Bible verse is still child abuse.

At least one child in CAR has been killed or gravely injured per day, and 10,000 have been recruited into militant groups.

You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.

He shrank, as from some one who inflicted pain as a child, unwittingly, to see what the effect would be.

This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.

The mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.

In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”

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On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to child, such as: baby, boy, daughter, girl, juvenile, and kid.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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