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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
child \child\ chimacld, n.; pl. children
chi^l"dre^n. as. cild, pl. cildru; cf. goth.
kilthornei womb, in-kilthorn=o with child.
1. 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.
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2. a descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural;
as, the children of israel; the children of edom.
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3. 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.
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4. a noble youth. see childe. obs. --chaucer.
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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.
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when i was child. i spake as a child, i understood
as a child, i thought as a child; but when i became
a man, i put away childish things. --1. cor. xii.
11.
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6. a female infant. obs.
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a boy or a child, i wonder? --shak.
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to be with child, to be pregnant.
child's play, light work; a trifling contest.
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see also:
children childe to be with child child's play
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