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Child
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
(2):
(n.) A descendant, however remote; - used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
(3):
(n.) A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; - in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants.
(4):
(n.) A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc.
(5):
(n.) A female infant.
(6):
(n.) A noble youth. See Childe.
(7):
(v. i.) To give birth; to produce young.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Child'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/child.html. 1828.
