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child

child /ˈtʃajəld/ noun
plural children /ˈtʃɪldrən/
child
/ˈtʃajəld/
noun
plural children /ˈtʃɪldrən/
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHILD
[count]
: a young person
often used before another noun.
: a son or daughter
: an adult who acts like a child : a childlike or childish person
: a person who has been strongly influenced by a certain place or time or by the events happening during that time

children should be seen and not heard

used to say that children should be quiet and well-behaved

with child

old-fashioned
: pregnant
see also brainchild