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The meaning of CHILD is a young person especially between infancy and puberty. How to use child in a sentence. Is the word kid slang?
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unmeaning, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
child noun. Meaning & use. I. With reference to state or age. I.1.a. Old English–. An unborn or newly born human being; a fetus, an infant. In early use occasionally contextually: a male infant (cf. quot. OE 1). The primary sense appears to have been ‘fetus’.
a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age: an eight-year-old child. As a child I didn't eat vegetables. A small group of children waited outside the door. Both her children are now married with children of their own. Jan is married with three young children. See also. brainchild.
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Every human being under the age of 18 years must be recognised as a child, without discrimination based on any attribute of the child or parent. Importantly, the definition of childhood must extend equally to all genders without discrimination.
The right to life, survival, and development must be recognised for every child under the age of 18 years.
Childhood status as defined under Article 1 does not preclude recognition of the right of the child to express views and have them given due weight in accordance with age and maturity.
a young human who is not yet an adult. a child of 3/a 3-year-old child. men, women and children. an organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn child. The film is not suitable for young children. I lived in London as a child. She was a child star but never made it as an adult. Collocations Children.
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