child
/t͡ʃaɪld/noun
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
Example sentence
- “Go easy on him: he is but a child.”
Related words
youthThe part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.youngsterA young person.adolescentA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.kidA child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.seniorOf or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.babyA very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.