child
a young person of either sex
How often you will meet it
Rank 290 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 73,214 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.035% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a young person of either sex also: kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry she writes books for childrenthey're just kids
- a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age also: kid they had three childrenthey were able to send their kids to college
- an immature childish person also: baby he remained a child in practical matters as long as he livedstop being a baby!
- a member of a clan or tribe the children of Israel
child in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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So they meant to treat me like a child.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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You were so young when she died that you seem more her child.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Try every child in every child's part before you make your final selection of the cast of characters.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The cause of this awful outbreak of human passion was the murder of a four-year-old child, daughter of a man named Vance.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1