Child

What “Child” means

Noun

1. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
2. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
3. One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
4. The thirteenth Lenormand card.
5. A figurative offspring

Verb

1. To give birth; to beget or procreate.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English child, from Old English ċild, from Proto-West Germanic *kilþ, *kelþ, from Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (“womb; fetus”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelt- (“womb”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Danish kuld (“brood, litter”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (“lap”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, “womb”), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”).

From Middle English childen, from the noun child.

Business name ideas with “Child”

Industries where “Child” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Child Day Care Services
• Child and Youth Services