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child

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /
NOUN
very young person; offspring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baby boy daughter girl juvenile kid minor offspring son youngster youth
STRONG
babe bairn bambino brat chick cub imp innocent lamb moppet nestling nipper shaver sprout squirt stripling suckling tadpole tot tyke urchin
WEAK
anklebiter gamin gamine kiddie pubescent small fry young one
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adult
STRONG
parent

Example Sentences

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"I prayed for just one child, and Allah gave me five," she said, talking about how she felt during her "long wait".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

They also adopted a deaf child, who was born in Thailand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The first-time mother said her husband already had a child from another marriage, who lived with them.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Both her husband and their biological child are hearing and fluent in ASL.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

None but a child taken at an early age would have ever attained the proficiency and wrought such widespread evil as I have.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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