Antonyms for child
tʃaɪldchild

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. childnoun

   A daughter or son.

   Antonyms:
   father, mother, parent

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

2. childnoun

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

   Go easy on him: he is but a child.

   Antonyms:
   adult

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Descendant
   • Person

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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"

   Antonyms:
   parent

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   parent

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

3. child, babynoun

   an immature childish person

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

   Antonyms:
   parent

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

4. childnoun

   a member of a clan or tribe

   "the children of Israel"

   Antonyms:
   parent

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

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

How to use child in a sentence?

1. Volunteer Makayla Hardcastle:

   You do n’t hear well in the corn either, so when somebody is yelling your name, I mean you hear them, but you do n’t know where it is coming from. The corn feels like razor blades cutting you, I think anyway, especially for a child.

2. Kimberly Tyson:

   We’re not going to match them with a donor who has 20 embryos if they only want one child.

3. Ricardo A Scott:

   once a man, twice a child. we're on this earth for a short while. get that ugly frown off your face, and wear a smile.

4. Ronald Green:

   It's a terrible thing for a male to be short, even if this is not a disease, to be short, studies show the child earns less, will be more likely to be bullied, or may not be asked to lead, i can see parents saying, 'Let's create a taller child.'.

5. Khalil Jamal:

   From day one, I knew I had a child who would make me feel honored to be a father and she reminds me each day.

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