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Definition of child : 1. A descendant, however remote; - used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
2. A female infant.
3. A noble youth. See Childe.
4. 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.
5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc.
6. 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.
7. To give birth; to produce young.

Synonyms:

squirt, kidskin, son, teenager, naive, sister, churl, chick, boor, preschooler, progeny, youth, barbarian, babe, kiddie, imp, cherub, kin, bud, foster child, whelp, mite, little one, chela, bairn, nymphet, grandchild, tiddler, preteen, baby bird, peasant, law, teeny-bopper, pubescent, fry, shaver, nipper, nestling, papoose, tot, electric shaver, stepchild, whippersnapper, chit, pip-squeak, tyke, adolescent, daughter, claw, electric razor, small fry, brat, youngling, moppet, scion, knowledge, pincer, cub, tike, tad

posterity (part of speech: noun)

offspring, issue, posterity, successor, fruit, lineage, family, descendant

youngster (part of speech: noun)

lass, youngster, sprig, newborn, toddler, innocent, baby, sapling, juvenile, boy, slip, girl, kid, fledgling, stripling, urchin, waif, infant, sprout, minor, lad

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