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  • 41child — A juvenile subject to parental control or guardianship. State v Gonzales, 241 La 619, 129 So 2d 796, 84 ALR2d 1248; one under the age of puberty, or not old enough to dispense with parental aid or care. Central of Georgia R. Co. v Robins, 209 Ala …

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  • 42child — Synonyms and related words: adolescent, angel, artifact, babe, baby, bairn, boy, brainchild, brat, brood, bud, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, child of nature, chit, coinage, composition, concoction, creation, creature, crowning achievement, darling …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43child*/*/*/ — [tʃaɪld] (plural children [ˈtʃɪldrən] ) noun [C] 1) a young person from the time when they are born until they are about 14 years old The nursery has places for 30 children.[/ex] He can t understand – he s just a child.[/ex] 2) someone s son or… …

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  • 44child — See: BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, WITH CHILD …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 45child — See: BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, WITH CHILD …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 46child — noun /tʃaɪld/ a) A daughter or son. Her child is in 1st grade. b) A person who is below the age of adulthood; a minor . My youngest child is forty three. Syn …

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  • 47CHILD — See C. syndrome. * * * congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects [syndrome] * * * child chī(ə)ld n, pl chil·dren chil drən, dərn 1) an unborn or recently born person 2) a young person esp. between infancy and youth …

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  • 48child — See: burnt child dreads the fire, with child …

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  • 49child — noun (plural children) 1》 a young human being below the age of full physical development.     ↘a son or daughter of any age. 2》 derogatory an immature or irresponsible person. 3》 (children) archaic the descendants of a family or people. Phrases… …

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  • 50child — noun (plural children) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthei womb, and perhaps to Sanskrit jaṭhara belly Date: before 12th century 1. a. an unborn or recently born perso …

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