Child definition

Child as a noun

1. a young person of either sex

   "she writes books for children"

   Same sense: kid, minor, fry, small fry, youngster, shaver, nestling, nipper

2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

   "they had three children"

   Same sense: kid

3. an immature childish person

   "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"

   Same sense: baby

4. a member of a clan or tribe

   "the children of Israel"

Synonyms and antonyms

• kid
• minor
• fry
• small fry
• youngster
• shaver
• nestling
• nipper
• baby definition

Opposite: parent.

All synonyms of child, sense by sense

How to say child

Child has 1 syllable and rhymes with wild. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with child

• wild
• filed
• mild
• compiled
• smiled
• styled
• piled
• exiled
• reconciled
• grandchild
• profiled
• tiled

All 22 words that rhyme with child

CHILD in word games

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

12

Anagrams

0

Is CHILD a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CHILD in the word checker, or unscramble CHILD to see the shorter words in its letters.