Child

A child (plural: children) is a young human. Depending on context it may mean someone who is not yet an adult, or someone who has not yet reached puberty (someone who is prepubescent).

Related Topics:
Human - Adult - Puberty

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Child is also the opposite of parent: adults are the children of their parents despite their maturation beyond infancy; for example "Benjamin, aged 26, is the child of Tobias, aged 63". Similarly in a generalized sense, see child node.

Related Topics:
Parent - Child node

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~