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   child

   /tʃʌɪld/

   noun

   • 1. a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority: "she'd been playing tennis since she was a child"
   • ▪ a son or daughter of any age: "when children leave home, parents can feel somewhat redundant"
   • ▪ an immature or irresponsible person: "she's such a child!"
   • ▪ a person who has little or no experience in a particular area: "he's a child in financial matters"
   • ▪ the descendants of a family or people: "the children of Abraham"
   • ▪ a person regarded as the product of (a specified influence or environment): "a child of the Sixties"

   Word Origin Old Englishcild, of Germanic origin. The Middle English plural childer or childre became childeren or children by association with plurals ending in -en, such as brethren.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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