child

Middle English

/ˈtʃiːld/

noun
Definitions
  • A baby, infant, toddler; a person in infancy.
  • A child, kid; a young person.
  • An offspring, one of one's progeny.
  • A childish or stupid individual.
  • (Chrisitanity) The Christ child; Jesus as a child.
  • (figurative) A member of a creed usually with the religion in the genitive preposing it
  • A young male, especially one employed as an hireling.
  • A young noble training to become a knight; a squire or childe.
  • The young of animals or plants.
  • A material as a result or outcome.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ċild (child, youth, female baby, fetus) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (womb, fetus, embryo fetus).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kelþaz

Gloss

womb, fetus, embryo fetus

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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