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chief justice the judge presiding over a high court that has other judges. [2 definitions]
chiefly principally. [2 definitions]
chief of staff (usu. cap.) the head staff officer in the U.S. Department of the Army or Air Force, or the head staff officer of any of various major units in the U.S. or other military forces. [2 definitions]
chieftain a leader of a band of people, esp. of a clan or tribe.
chiffon a transparent fabric of fine weave, used in women's dresses and finery. [3 definitions]
chiffonier a tall, narrow chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached at the top.
chigger a tiny parasitic mite larva that lives in the skin of vertebrates, causing severe itching and possible spreading of infectious disease. [2 definitions]
chignon a hairstyle in which a woman's long hair is coiled, rolled, or twisted and secured at the nape of the neck or back of the head.
chigoe a kind of tropical flea, the fertile female of which lives parasitically in the skin of humans and other animals, where she swells with eggs and causes severe irritation and often infection.
Chihuahua a Mexican state on the northern border, or its capital. [2 definitions]
chilblain (usu. pl.) an irritation or inflammation of the skin, usu. of the hands, feet, or face, caused by exposure to dampness and cold.
child a young human; baby. [5 definitions]
childbearing the process of conceiving, carrying, and giving birth to a child. [2 definitions]
childbed the condition of a woman as she gives birth to a child.
childbirth the act or occasion of giving birth to a child; parturition.
child care the practice, service, or business of caring for other people's children, esp. young children whose parents work outside the home.
childhood the period or state of being a child.
childish typical of or appropriate for a child. [2 definitions]
child labor the full-time employment of children under a minimum age specified by law.
childless not having a son or daughter..
childlike like or appropriate to a child, esp. in simplicity, openness, or innocence.