- 1a young human who is not yet an adult a three-year-old child men, women, and children an unborn child not suitable for young children I lived in Miami as a child. a child star see brainchild, latchkey child, poster child, schoolchild
- 2a son or daughter of any age They have three grown-up children. a support group for adult children of alcoholics They can't have children. see godchild, grandchild, love child, only child, stepchild compare kid
- 3a person who is strongly influenced by the ideas and attitudes of a particular time or person a child of the 90s
- 4(disapproving) an adult who behaves like a child and is not mature or responsible Idioms
to be very easy to do, so not even a child would find it difficult
to be pregnant
Check pronunciation: child
