Child
/t͡ʃaɪld/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Child
noun
- A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
"Go easy on him: he is but a child."
- (specifically) A female child, a girl.
- (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter.
"My youngest child is forty-three this year."
- The thirteenth Lenormand card.
- A figurative offspring, particularly: