1 | noun | a young person of either sex 2 | noun | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age 3 | noun | an immature childish person 4 | noun | a member of a clan or tribe

ch'ahyld (IPA: tʃˈaɪld)

child (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

975 AD (Viking Age | Early Middle Ages) (1051 years ago)

Old English |

written: 325th most common (1 in 3891 words) ( > 99% noun)

spoken: 567th most common (1 in 7692 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

children

fry | kid | minor | nestling | nipper | shaver | small fry | tiddler | tike | tyke | youngster | baby | descendant | descendent | offspring (total: 15)

parent

bairn | bambino | buster | changeling | child prodigy | foster-child | foster child | fosterling | imp | infant prodigy | kiddy | kindergartener | kindergartner | orphan | peanut | ... (total: 39)

juvenile | juvenile person | issue | offspring | progeny | individual | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul | descendant | descendent (total: 13)

beguiled | compiled | filed | mild | piled | reviled | riled | smiled | styled | tiled | wild (total: 11) (based on typical American pronunciation)

chili | chill

(none among common words)

child abuse | child care | child-centered | child molester | child neglect | child pornography | child-proof | child psychology | child's body | child's game | ... (total: 23)

Child (US population: 5240 people, white: 85%)

Between Parent and Child (Hiam Ginott) | In a Child's Name (Peter Maas) | Prayers of a Very Wise Child (Roch Carrier) | The Education of a British-Protected Child (Chinua Achebe) | The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Benjamin Spock) (total: 5)

The Mouse and His Child | The Golden Child | The Child Eater | Problem Child 3: Junior in Love | Problem Child 2 | ... (total: 26)

child.com | child.net | child.org | child.info | child.biz (total: 5)

"A ____ Is Waiting" (Cassavetes film) | Dependent, perhaps | Kid | Little one | Runabout? | The French Chef | Tot | Youngster (total: 8) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

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