child

/tʃaɪld/
noun
  1. A young person, especially one between infancy and adolescence.
    • Every child in the class received a certificate for participating.
    • As a child, he loved reading books about dinosaurs.
    • The child played happily in the park with her friends.
  2. A son or daughter of any age.
    • They have one child, a daughter who lives in another city.
    • Even as an adult, he is still their child and they worry about him.
    • She is the youngest child of three siblings.
  3. A person who is strongly influenced by a particular time, place, or situation.
    • As a child of the 1990s, she grew up with the internet and cell phones.
    • He was a child of the Great Depression, which shaped his frugal habits.
    • She is a child of the digital age, comfortable with technology from a young age.
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