Definition of child

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Child (n.) A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom..

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Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children..
Fumble :: Fumble (v. i.) To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
Ablactation :: Ablactation (n.) The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam..
Such :: Such (a.) Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better..
Child :: Child (n.) A female infant.
Active :: Active (a.) Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal..
Tot :: Tot (n.) Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.
Paternity :: Paternity (n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child..
Diaper :: Diaper (v. t.) To put a diaper on (a child).
Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure..
Presentation :: Presentation (n.) The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation..
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance..
Hotchpotch :: Hotchpotch (n.) A blending of property for equality of division, as when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were, after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands descending to her and to her sisters from the same ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular child or children, for the purpose of
Tear :: Tear (v. t.) To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to sunder; as, a child torn from its home..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest..
"""bastard " :: Bastard (n.) A natural child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union..
Favor :: Favor (n.) To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father..
Holland :: Holland (n.) A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands..
Nursemaid :: Nursemaid (n.) A girl employed to attend children.
Bantling :: Bantling (n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory..
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