Definition of child

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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..

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Midwife :: Midwife (v. t.) To assist in childbirth.
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child..
Elder :: Elder (a.) Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc..
Throe :: Throe (n.) Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition..
Dribble :: Dribble (v. i.) To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel..
Will :: Will (n.) To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch..
Bambino :: Bambino (n.) A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes..
Cytula :: Cytula (n.) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development of which the child or other organism is formed..
Trial :: Trial (n.) That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial..
Babe :: Babe (n.) An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) A child's hornbook.
Pet :: Pet (n.) Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child..
Diddle :: Diddle (v. i.) To totter, as a child in walking..
Cobnut :: Cobnut (n.) A game played by children with nuts.
Frock :: Frock (n.) A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock..
Caul :: Caul (n.) A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth..
Whelp :: Whelp (n.) A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child..
Family :: Family (v. t.) The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society..
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