childsubstantiiviˈtʃaɪldUKUS ihminen, joka ei ole vielä aikuistunutGo easy on him: he is but a child.
pl. children
- ihminen, joka ei ole vielä aikuistunut
- singular offspring (male, female or sex unspecified)
We are the offspring of Italian immigrants.
babysubstantiivi/ˈbeɪ̯.bi/UKUS A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully masteredWhen is your baby due?
- (informal) A child, adolescent or (loosely) a young adult
She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.
uncountable
- Young; not fully developed
- One's male offspring
Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."
- A young person
youngsters
- Descending; going down
The elevator resumed its descendant trajectory.
- (Scotland, and parts of, Northern England) A child or baby
- (archaic, UK, dialectal) An infant or young child