- (n.) A young person of either sex. especially one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc.
- (v.i.) To give birth; to produce young.
- (n.) A noble youth. See Childe.
- (n.) A descendant, however remote; -- used especially in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
- (n.) A female infant.
- (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.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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