child
/t͡ʃaɪld/noun
A young person who has not yet grown into an adult.
Example sentence
- “Every child in the class got a turn on the swing.”
Irregular plural: 'children', never 'childs'. It is one of the very few English plurals ending in -ren.
Related words
youthThe early stage of life after childhood and before full adulthood; sometimes the whole period from infancy to becoming an adult.youngsterA child or young person.adolescentA young person who has passed puberty but has not yet become an adult.kidA child or young person; informally, it can also refer to a young adult.seniorRelating to the last year of study at a high school or university.babyA very young child, from birth until around the time it learns to walk.