A child is a young person who has not grown up yet. This word means a human who is between being a baby and an adult.
The child plays with a ball outside.
My child is five years old now.
Child can mean a son or daughter of a person. It talks about family relations between parents and their sons or daughters.
She has three children in her family.
Their child goes to the new school.
The word child can be used to say someone is young or new in an area. It means the person needs more experience or knowledge.
He is just a child in business.
This artist was a child in the field then.
In religion, a child can mean a person who follows or belongs to a faith. It shows a close relationship to a church or god.
She is a child of the church.
Children of God must live with love.
Child can be used as an old-fashioned or poetic way to talk to a young person. It shows kindness or affection towards them.
Come here, child, and sit with me.
The old man called the boy 'child'.
Sometimes child is used to mean something created by someone or something else. It means the thing comes from that person or idea.
This song is the child of his great mind.
The machine is a child of new technology.
