child abuse | the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children |
child neglect | failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child |
play child's play | activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules, Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child |
child's game | a game enjoyed by children |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
child pornography kiddie porn kiddy porn | the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films |
childcare child care | a service involving care for other people's children |
child's room | a bedroom for a child |
child's body | the body of a human child |
developmental psychology genetic psychology child psychology | the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children |
child welfare agency child welfare service | an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children |
bastard by-blow love child illegitimate child illegitimate whoreson | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
c child kid youngster minor shaver nipper small fry tiddler tike tyke fry nestling | a young person of either sex, she writes books for children, they're just kids, `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
child kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age, they had three children, they were able to send their kids to college |
child baby | an immature childish person, he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived, stop being a baby! |
child | a member of a clan or tribe, the children of Israel |
child prodigy infant prodigy wonder child | a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age, Mozart was a child prodigy |
female child girl little girl | a youthful female person, the baby was a girl, the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle |
fosterhild foster child fosterling | a child who is raised by foster parents |
hippie hippy hipster flower child | someone who rejects the established culture, advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle |
latchkey child | a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work) |
male child boy | a youthful male person, the baby was a boy, she made the boy brush his teeth every night, most soldiers are only boys in uniform |
pederast paederast child molester | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
poster child | a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes, she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy |
schoolchild school-age child pupil | a young person attending school (up through senior high school) |
waif street child | a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned, street children beg or steal in order to survive |
child support | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated |
child-proof childproof | make safe against children, childproof the apartment |
big(p) enceinte expectant gravid great(p) large(p) heavy(p) with child(p) | in an advanced stage of pregnancy, was big with child, was great with child |
child-centered | designed to promote a child's personal qualities rather than to provide training or information |