| acculturate |
to instill in (a growing child) the culture and values of a particular society. [1/3 definitions] |
| adolescent |
having to do with the period when a person is changing from a child to an adult. [2 definitions] |
| adopt |
to become a parent of (a child) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. [1/3 definitions] |
| adoptable |
able to be adopted; able to be officially accepted or taken on as one's own, esp. as one's own child or one's pet. |
| adoption |
the act of adopting a child or being adopted by law. |
| baby |
a very young girl or boy; infant. [1/6 definitions] |
| bairn |
(chiefly Scottish) a child. |
| bambino |
an image of Jesus Christ as a child. [1/2 definitions] |
| bastard |
a child of unmarried parents; illegitimate child. [1/4 definitions] |
| birth |
the process or fact of a child being born. [2 definitions] |
| boy |
a male child. [1/2 definitions] |
| brat |
a child who is spoiled or does not behave. |
| bring up |
to take care of a child until the child is an adult. [1/2 definitions] |
| caregiver |
a person who lives with and is responsible for the care of a child. A caregiver can be a family member, like a parent, aunt, uncle, stepparent, or grandparent, or it can be another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| cherub |
a heavenly being, esp. one of the second order of angels, usu. represented as a winged child with a chubby face and rosy cheeks. [2 definitions] |
| chick |
a young child. [1/3 definitions] |
| childbearing |
the process of conceiving, carrying, and giving birth to a child. [1/2 definitions] |
| childbed |
the condition of a woman as she gives birth to a child. |
| childbirth |
the act of giving birth to a child. |
| childhood |
the period or state of being a child. |
| childish |
typical of or fit for a child. [1/2 definitions] |