Synonyms for child
Another word for child is kid, minor or fry. Below are 12 synonyms and 30 related words across 4 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: childes, childing.
1. noun: a young person of either sex
- kid synonyms
- minor synonyms
- fry synonyms
- small fry synonyms
- youngster synonyms
- shaver
- nestling
- nipper
- tyke
- tike
- tiddler
2. noun: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
- kid synonyms
Antonyms
- parent synonyms
3. noun: an immature childish person
4. noun: a member of a clan or tribe
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- street child
- silly synonyms
- foster child
- foster-child
- poster child
- monkey synonyms
- peanut synonyms
- juvenile synonyms
- juvenile person
- toddler
- orphan
- buster synonyms
- imp synonyms
- tot synonyms
- rascal synonyms
- issue synonyms
- man-child
- babe
- infant
- offspring synonyms
- female offspring
- male offspring
- army brat
- progeny
- stepchild
- someone synonyms
- person synonyms
- individual synonyms
- soul synonyms
- somebody synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for child?
You can say kid, minor, fry, small fry or youngster instead of child. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a young person of either sex".
What is the opposite of child?
The opposite of child is parent.
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