English noun: child | |||
1. | child (person) a young person of either sex | ||
Samples | She writes books for children. They're just kids. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster. | ||
Synonyms | fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster | ||
Broader (hypernym) | juvenile, juvenile person | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bairn, bambino, buster, changeling, child prodigy, foster child, foster-child, fosterling, imp, infant prodigy, kiddy, kindergartener, kindergartner, monkey, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, preschooler, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, silly, sprog, street child, toddler, tot, urchin, waif, wonder child, yearling | ||
Part holonym | child's body | ||
2. | child (person) a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age | ||
Samples | They had three children. They were able to send their kids to college. | ||
Synonyms | kid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | issue, offspring, progeny | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | army brat, babe, baby, female offspring, infant, male offspring, man-child, stepchild | ||
Member meronym | family, family unit | ||
Antonyms | parent | ||
3. | child (person) an immature childish person | ||
Samples | He remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived. Stop being a baby!. | ||
Synonyms | baby | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
4. | child (person) a member of a clan or tribe | ||
Samples | The children of Israel. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | descendant, descendent | ||