child

/t͡ʃaɪld/noun

A young person who has not yet grown into an adult.

Example sentences

“Every child in the class got a turn on the swing.”
“The museum is free for any child under twelve.”

Irregular plural: 'children', never 'childs'. It is one of the very few English plurals ending in -ren.

Synonyms for child

Antonyms

adult

Related words

youthThe early stage of life after childhood and before full adulthood; sometimes the whole period from infancy to becoming an adult.adolescentA young person who has passed puberty but has not yet become an adult.seniorOlder than others, or belonging to the older generation.babyA very young child, from birth until around the time it learns to walk.elderlyFairly old; describing a person who has reached the later years of life.newbornA baby that has just been born.