Synonyms for CHILD
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. childnoun

   A daughter or son.

   Synonyms:
   offspring, girl, kid, boy, fruit of ones loins

   Antonyms:
   father, mother, parent

2. childnoun

   A person who is below the age of adulthood; a minor .

   Go easy on him: he is but a child.

   Synonyms:
   boy, girl, kid, offspring, fruit of ones loins

   Antonyms:
   adult

3. childnoun

   A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object.

   The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.

   Synonyms:
   kid, boy, girl, offspring, fruit of ones loins

4. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   boy, kid, girl, brat, lass, lad, bairn

5. childnoun

   Antonyms:
   parent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingnoun

   a young person of either sex

   "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

   Synonyms:
   chela, kid, nestling, tiddler, pip-squeak, claw, electric razor, nipper, shaver, pincer, kidskin, boor, peasant, barbarian, squirt, churl, tyke, child, minor, tike, small fry, youngster, electric shaver, baby bird, fry, baby

   Antonyms:
   parent

2. child, kidnoun

   a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

   "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

   Synonyms:
   nestling, tiddler, fry, child, youngster, baby, shaver, tyke, nipper, minor, kid, small fry, kidskin, tike

   Antonyms:
   parent

3. child, babynoun

   an immature childish person

   "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"

   Synonyms:
   nestling, tiddler, fry, babe, sister, child, youngster, baby, shaver, tyke, nipper, minor, kid, small fry, tike, infant

   Antonyms:
   parent

4. childnoun

   a member of a clan or tribe

   "the children of Israel"

   Synonyms:
   nestling, tiddler, fry, youngster, baby, shaver, tyke, nipper, minor, kid, small fry, tike

   Antonyms:
   parent

Matched Categories

1. • Descendant
   • Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   [pl. Children.] infant, babe, baby, nursling, suckling, chit, brat, bantling, bairn, little one

2. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   young person

3. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   offspring, issue, progeny

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   progeny, offspring, issue, infant, babe, baby, tot, bairn, brat, bastard (illegitimate), orphan, foundling, waif, cockney (spoilt child), minor

   Associated words:
   pediatrics, prolicide, infanticide, puberty, philoprogenitive, philoprogenitiveness, misopedia, filicide, putti, filial, filiation, affiliation, affiliate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "child":

   children, infant, niño, kid, childhood, son, kids, baby, 'enfant, boy, enfant, infantil, juvenile, infantile, minor, minors, secondary, daughter, enfants, girl, niños

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1. Catherine Rampell:

   Well, it's partly what you just mentioned, it's partly that we don't have majority rule in the Senate … [so the Democrats] have to cram everything into this one major piece of legislation … They have to do climate, they have to do paid leave, they have to do child care, they have to do green energy tax credits for cars and things like that. They have to put everything into this legislation because they can't do piecemeal regular-order bills because the Senate doesn't function like that way anymore.

2. Hiram Sasser:

   So if they choose not to recite the pledge, they stand quietly. Nothing is forced on the child. kids can not be required to say it, but leading in the recitation of it is as constitutional as the national motto In God We Trust.

3. Your Newborn:

   Keep these guidelines in mind when planning Jennifer Shu child's daily routine. Make sleep and physical activity a priority, by working on those aspects first, screen time and sedentary behaviors should naturally stay fairly low.

4. Amanda Gilchrist:

   What I can tell you is we have deep sympathy for the family and the tragic loss of their child six weeks after leaving the facility, we care about every person entrusted to us, especially vulnerable populations for which our partners rightfully have very high standards that we work hard to meet each day.

5. Ali Faruk:

   It takes a village to raise a child and I loved seeing accessible spaces that are welcoming and safe for infants and parents, things like this help create those villages of support that all parents and infants need.