Synonyms for child
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. childnoun

   A daughter or son.

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

   Antonyms:
   father, mother, parent

2. childnoun

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

   Go easy on him: he is but a child.

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

   Antonyms:
   adult

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   parent

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   parent

3. child, babynoun

   an immature childish person

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

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

   Antonyms:
   parent

4. childnoun

   a member of a clan or tribe

   "the children of Israel"

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

   Antonyms:
   parent

Matched Categories

1. • Descendant
   • Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   [pl. Children.] infant, babe, baby, nursling, suckling, chit, brat, bantling, bairn, little one

2. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   young person

3. childnoun

   Synonyms:
   offspring, issue, progeny

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "child":

   children, infant, niño, kid, childhood, son, kids, baby, 'enfant, boy, enfant, infantil, juvenile, infantile, minor, minors, secondary, daughter, enfants, girl, niños

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1. Brett Rossi:

   I want justice, if I wanted money, I would have kept our child. If I wanted money, I would have kept quiet. I want justice.

2. Sheriff Billy Woods:

   For years, law enforcement has been battling the opioid epidemic here in Marion County, throughout the United States, and at our country’s borders, the senseless death of this innocent child is the ultimate tragedy, and it should serve as a reminder of why we must continue our fight to keep opiates out of our communities.

3. Michael Avenatti:

   The statements you are relying on were made in connection with Lisa's failed attempt to get a spousal and child support order of $ 215,000 a month ordered by the court. That never happened and the Court never gave any credence to Lisa Storie-Avenatti allegations.

4. Matt Damon:

   We’re going to have to figure — you know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right ? both of those behaviors need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they should n’t be conflated, right ?

5. Brian Gresko:

   Sending their children unattended to the park after receiving warnings that Child Protective Services was keeping a close eye on them ? That doesn't sound like common sense to me. that sounds more like they were testing the limits and perhaps courting controversy.