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child
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- pronunciation:
- chaIld
- phrases:
- with child
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
children |
| definition 1: |
a young human; baby.
The child held her mother's hand.
- synonyms:
- juvenile, kid, youngster
- antonyms:
- adult
- similar words:
- baby, boy, girl, infant, junior, lad, lass, offspring, toddler, tot, youth
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| definition 2: |
a son or daughter.
When the woman died, her money went to her only child, who was a soldier in the army.- synonyms:
- offspring
- similar words:
- daughter, descendant, issue, son
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| related words: |
dependent, minor |
| phrase: |
with child |
| derivations: |
childless (adj.), childlessness (n.) |
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