The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as, "A human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier." [11]

The meaning of CHILD is a young person especially between infancy and puberty. How to use child in a sentence. Is the word kid slang?

Jan has a three-year-old child and two school-age children. Now in their 60s, Jerome and Sally have two grown children (= adult sons or daughters).

CHILD definition: a person between birth and puberty or full growth. See examples of child used in a sentence.

1. a person between birth and full growth; a young boy or girl. 2. a son or daughter. 3. a baby or infant.

4 days ago · Noun child (plural children or (dialectal or archaic) childer) (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

A person who has (or is considered to have) the character, manners, or attainments of a child, usually with negative connotations; an immature, irresponsible, or childish person.

A child is a human being who is not yet an adult. When I was a child I lived in a country village. He's just a child. ...a child of six. It was only suitable for children.

Definition of child noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

CHILD meaning: 1 : a young person often used before another noun.; 2 : a son or daughter