child
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(noun) a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" |
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Synonyms: fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster |
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Related Words: bairn, bambino, changeling, foster child, imp, juvenile, juvenile person, kiddy, monkey, orphan, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, pupil, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, schoolchild, silly, toddler, tot, urchin, waif, yearling |
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(noun) a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
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Synonyms: kid |
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Related Words: babe, baby, female offspring, infant, issue, male offspring, man-child, offspring, progeny, stepchild |
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Antonyms: parent |
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(noun) an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" |
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Synonyms: baby |
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Related Words: human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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(noun) a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel" |
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Related Words: descendant, descendent |
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(noun) a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" |
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Synonyms: female child, girl, little girl |
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Related Words: campfire girl, farm girl, female, female person, flower girl, girl scout, schoolgirl |
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(noun) a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" |
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Synonyms: boy, male child |
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Related Words: altar boy, ball boy, bat boy, boy scout, cub, farm boy, lad, laddie, male, male person, ploughboy, plowboy, schoolboy, shop boy, sonny, sonny boy |
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