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).

Law

In law, a person who is not yet a legal adult is known as a minor (known in some places as a juvenile, or, in others, as an infant). For example, in many countries a person under the age of 18 is a minor. Most countries give additional legal protection to minors despite--and oftentimes due to--their underage status, and all United Nations member states except the United States and Somalia have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, although not all of them have followed it.

Related Topics:
Law - Minor - United Nations - United States - Somalia - Convention on the Rights of the Child

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