child

noun12

1. •
   a boy or girl who has not grown up yet

   • Go easy on him: he is but a child.
   • Regular chores can be appropriate for children, given age-appropriate limits on difficulty level and time on task.
2. •
   A youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
3. •
   Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another important child who is understood from context.
4. •
   One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

   • My youngest child is forty-three this year.
   • His adult children visit him yearly.
5. •
   (figurative) An adult or adolescent with childish or stupid behaviors.

   • My husband is such a child, going out with his sled everytime it snows.
6. •
   A figurative offspring
7. •
   A subordinate node of a tree.
8. •
   (figurative) A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.

   • He is a child of his times.
9. •
   (figurative) Anything derived from or caused by something.

   • Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war. — 1991
10. •
    (figurative) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.

    • The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.
11. •
    The thirteenth Lenormand card.
12. •
    (no longer used) A female child, a girl.

    • A boy, or a Childe I wonder? — 1610

verb1

1. •
   (no longer used) To give birth; to beget or procreate.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of children.