children Definition

child
noun children

1. A boy or girl between birth and physical maturity.

Thesaurus: infant, baby, tyke, toddler, youngster, kid, tot, juvenile, minor; offspring, progeny, issue.
2. One's son or daughter.
3. Someone lacking experience or understanding in something.

Example: an absolute child in financial matters
4. derog
An innocent or naive person.
5. Someone seen as a typical product of a particular historical period, movement, etc.

Example: He was a child of his time

Derivative: childish

derog
Silly; immature.
Thesaurus: puerile, infantile, immature, juvenile, babyish, silly, petty, foolish, trifling; Antonym: adult, sensible.

Relating to children or childhood; like a child.

Derivative: childishly
adverb

(of behaviour) like that of a child, immature, petty

Derivative: childishness
noun

Derivative: childless
adj

Derivative: childlessness
noun

Derivative: childlike
adj

Resembling a child in character
Thesaurus: naive, innocent, credulous, simple, artless, guileless, natural, trusting.

Idiom: with child

old use
Pregnant.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cild.