child

noun

ˈchī(-ə)ld How to pronounce child (audio)
Definition of childnext
1
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children

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2
as in baby
a recently born person wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold

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3
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world

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Recent Examples of child The Duke and Duchess of Kent went on to welcome three children, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Lady Helen Taylor and George, Earl of St Andrews, and 10 grandchildren, including Lady Amelia Windsor, Lady Marina Windsor and Cassius Taylor. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 The victims ranged in age from 22 months to 44 years old and included two children and a pregnant woman, Erie police said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2026 Bob’s Burgers, in which the working-class Belcher family — parents Bob (Benjamin) and Linda (Roberts) and their three children Tina (Mintz), Gene (Mirman), and Louise (Schaal) — run a seaside New Jersey hamburger restaurant. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 The other officer, a 33-year-old father of five children, was shot 12 times and was initially in critical condition. — James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for child
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  1. kid
  2. baby
  3. outcome
  4. infant
  5. result
  6. toddler
  7. resultant
  8. boy
Noun
  • But that also ties some kids’ savings to a single company’s fortunes.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Items for babies and children up to age three face the strictest limits.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Both couples are now balancing the demands of their careers with raising young children — Wheeler and Zhamira have a 2-year-old daughter, Aiunii, while Jara and Uribe welcomed baby Emilia last November.
    — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Whatever the outcome, the presidential vote may resolve little.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The timing suggested that the United States was consciously undercutting an ostensible ally, pressuring Zelensky to step aside or risk catastrophic outcomes on the battlefield.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of outcome
Noun
  • Den Haas said the infant was one of two hidden beneath bananas and luggage on a passenger bus in southern Sumatra.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Tools to identify a disrupted maternal and infant gut microbiome are already being developed, but screening without a protocol for what to do next is incomplete medicine.
    — Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • The story centers on two ex-lovers who come back into each other’s lives after spending decades apart, only to find old feelings stirring with messy and mixed results.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Otherworldly was the result at Mugler, as well, where outer eyelashes got extruded like whiskers.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Infant, toddler and preschool billings dropped 11% on lower Fisher-Price demand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lock’s father and granddad were Tigers, and that 3-year-old toddler became a 16-year-old following the same tradition on game days, still parking in the same spot outside Faurot Field.
    — Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Inadequate funding and the resultant low pay for correctional officers, when compared to other law enforcement agencies, have plagued the bureau for years.
    — Scott Peyton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Surprisingly, despite his role in the Fast & Furious franchise and the resultant persona fans project on him, Gibson is, admittedly, not interested in pursuing motorsport and had never been drifting.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of resultant
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  • In the book, Cathy is essentially setting up two boys to get in trouble.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Keep it brief, clear and consistent There’s no room for ambiguity when teaching boys not to rape or assault girls.
    — Katie Hurley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
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