Child(n.) A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants.
Child(n.) A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
Child(n.) One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
Child(n.) A noble youth. See Childe.
Child(n.) A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc.
Child(n.) A female infant.
Child(v. i.) To give birth; to produce young.
Childe(n.) A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.
Childed(a.) Furnished with a child.
Childed(imp. & p. p.) of Child
Childing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Child
Childing(v. i.) Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful.
Childly(a.) Having the character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child.
Childly(adv.) Like a child.
Childness(n.) The manner characteristic of a child.
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