noun
/ˈʧajəld/ , pl children /ˈʧɪldrən/
[count] a young person
a son or daughter
an adult who acts like a child :a childlike or childish person
a person who has been strongly influenced by a certain place or time or by the events happening during that time
children should be seen and not heard
used to say that children should be quiet and well-behaved;
with child
old-fashioned :pregnant