A child (of either sex); also, a servant or slave; also, a common woman.

A young person of either sex, usually one below the age of puberty; a boy or girl.

In plural or with plural agreement. (Small) children; (also) baby animals (rare). Cf. littling, n.1

A small child; (in later use) a small and young animal.

child of the house.

With plural agreement. Persons or animals of small size or stature; little ones, children. Now only with the.

Offspring, child; contemptuously, a brat, an ‘imp’, a little wretch.

esp. A young child, as being free from actual sin, or unacquainted with evil (see A. 1); spec. in plural (with capital), the young children slain by…

A child. Cf. chicken, n. 4a. Now rare.

A derisive or contemptuous term applied to a child.

= ‘child’, figurative and transferred. Obsolete or archaic.

An infant, a child, a young person.

a young person or animal, a youngster; (in plural) an animal's offspring (cf. sense B. 2).

figurative and in figurative context. spec. A descendant, esp. one belonging to a wealthy or noble family; an heir.

A little or young thing; a child. Obsolete.

A son or daughter; a child. Cf. branch I. Obsolete except in whore's bird n. at whore, n. compounds 2.

A child. Frequently in figurative contexts with reference to sense 1a. Cf. chick, n.1 1. Now rare.

A child, a young person.

A boy of relatively small size, esp. a male child below the age of puberty but typically above infancy. Cf. big boy, n. 1a.

transferred. A young child; a boy or girl. Now only jocular.

That which is borne in the womb; a child.

A young child. Also: the young offspring of an animal. Frequently in plural.

‘A child, so called in contempt’ (Johnson). In 16th and 17th centuries sometimes used without contempt, though nearly always implying…

(as a depreciative diminutive) a lively or boisterous young man (sense 2a).

Applied to a person; either = child, offspring (cf. cub, n.1 3, whelp, n.1 2b); or as resembling or acting like a kitten in some way. Obsolete.

A little fellow; a boy or youngster; †a child or infant.

A single child (opposed to a twin).

Applied to single progeny or offspring; young one, child, bairn. Obsolete.

A little bud; figurative a young child.

A child, esp. one considered as a token or evidence of mutual love and duty between parents. Now archaic and rare.

In Italy, or in representations of the speech of an Italian speaker: a young boy (originally a servant or pageboy), a youth; a young man. Cf. ragazza…

An innocent, open, or guileless person. Obsolete.

A young or small child, a brat. (Often used depreciatively, and formerly as a synonym of bastard.)

transferred and figurative. (In quot. 1594, a black infant.)

An animal (esp. a colt) or child of two years of age. Also attributive.

A little brat, a child. (contemptuous or playful.)

transferred. A young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment.

A child, esp. a boy. In later use chiefly Scottish, English regional, and North American. Cf. youngster, n. 3.

A dandled child; a fondling, a pet.

figurative. Said of children or young persons, or as a term of endearment.

attributive, as eyas-falcon, eyas-hawk; in sense ‘unfledged, youthful’ as eyas-thoughts, eyas-wings. Also eyas-musket n. (see musket, n.1), used…

A young dove; also, a term of affection for a little child.

a young whelp; also contemptuously of a person.

= poppet, n. 1. Now rare.

slang. An offspring; a baby or child, spec. a weak or feeble one. Obsolete.

Applied, more or less contemptuously, to a child, esp. a very young child (cf. kid, n.1 5a); a brat.

A little pig; a pet name for a pig or (occasionally) another animal referred to as a pig. Also (usually humorous): a fat or greedy person.

A child.

A child, esp. a boy. Also figurative.

In extended use. A person likened to a fairy in being small or delicate; a child.

A little chit.

slang. (See quot. 1676.)

transferred. Applied to persons. (in form cherub, plural cherubs) to a beautiful and innocent child.

slang. A child, esp. a young child. (Originally low slang, but by the 19th cent. frequent in familiar speech.)

A young child.

absol. A child, a ‘kid’. (Now Prison slang.)

A child, a brat. Also (somewhat depreciative) a fellow.

A little child, a wee tot.

A girl of relatively small size (in general sense now chiefly in contexts of comparison). Chiefly spec.: a female child below the age of puberty…

Chiefly Scottish or colloquial. A child; a youth. Obsolete.

transferred. A child.

A pet name for a pig; = piggy, n.1 1. Also used as a term of endearment.

More generally: any small child. Cf. pinkaninny, n. Also figurative.

a child that sucks its thumb; also attributive.

Very tiny, very small. Also occasionally as n.: a small child, an infant (cf. teeny, n.2).

A child. See olive branch, n. 2. Obsolete.

colloquial (originally Scottish, now chiefly U.S.). A young person, a child.

A person with a stumpy figure. Also, a small child.

A six-year-old child.

As affectionate diminutive: = tot, n.4; a tiny tot or little child.

colloquial. A toddling child, a toddler. Cf. toddles, n. Now rare.

(A nickname for) a toddling child or toddler.

A small or dainty person. In later use frequently as a term of endearment, esp. for a child or young woman: darling, pet.

figurative. A young child.

Applied to children. Cf. tad, n. 2.

A young child; (now) spec. a child who is learning to walk.

A small child.

Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern), and U.S. regional. Something which is a small example of its kind; esp. a child.

A jocular name for a child.

colloquial. A very young child.

= toddlekins n. at toddle, n. derivatives.

(a name for) a toddling child or toddler; cf. toddleskin n. at toddles, n. derivatives.

A tiny brat, a young one.

colloquial (originally British). A small or young boy or (less frequently) girl; the smallest or youngest child in a family.

Applied to a person. A child, esp. a lively young boy; a young person.

Applied to children. Obsolete.

A person likened to a little angel; a beautiful, sweetly innocent, or very well-behaved child. Cf. angel, n. 6, cherub, n. 3c. Now rare.

In north-western North America: small. Also as n., and in tenas man n. a child.

A young or small child, esp. a boy. Occasionally used jocularly of old men.

dialect. A small child.

A baby, a child.

A young kangaroo; also gen. a young animal or child. See also quot. 1887.

a toddling child, a toddler; cf. toddlekins n. at toddle, n. derivatives.

(a) a child who habitually sucks his thumb; (b) Journalists' slang (see quots. 1974 thumb piano n. 1980).

A small child or person; a little one. Frequently in plural.

Chiefly North American colloquial. A small child; (now frequently) spec. a child involved in amateur sport at the peewee level (see sense B. 2).

transferred. Applied opprobriously to a man (rarely with similar force to a woman): A low-bred, lazy, mean, surly, or ill-mannered fellow; a boor…

= child, n.

= kid, n.1 5a; frequently as a familiar form of address.

a spoilt child.

A little child.

A person, esp. a young or small person, a child. slang.

= piccaninny, n.

A small child; (also) a junior.

slang a kid, a child; see also quot. 1960; cf. Gawd-forbid n. at Gawd, n. derivatives.

A preadolescent child.

A subadolescent child.

A child. Also: a young animal.

A trivial term of endearment, usually applied to children or lapdogs.

= teeny, n.2

a child with behavioural or other difficulties.

colloquial. A paltry or contemptible person; a whippersnapper; a fop. Also spec. a child or young person. Originally U.S.

a little toddling child.

Nursery name for a stickleback. Also applied to other small fish, as a minnow. Hence, a child; any small person or thing.

A child under (esp. just under) the age of thirteen; a pre-teen. Frequently in plural.

colloquial (chiefly British). An annoying or awkward person; (frequently in little perisher) an irritating or mischievous child. Hence: any annoying…

A small child (esp. a child of the speaker); a sweetheart. Chiefly as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address.

a child who is too young to attend school; a child who attends preschool.

A pre-teenager.

= pre-teenager, n.

A juvenile or juvenile delinquent; also, a detention centre or a court for juvenile delinquents.

Originally Nautical. A baby or young child.

A child; a small person. In extended use: any small object.

A child under (esp. just under) the age of thirteen; a pre-teenager.

A child under (esp. just under) the age of thirteen.

colloquial. A nickname or familiar name for: a child or small person. Cf. half pint, n. 2.

slang. British. A child.

a small child, esp. one who still crawls rather than walks.

colloquial. A person or animal of small size or stature; (also) a child.