child
noun
tʃaɪld 
tʃaɪld ˈtʃɪldrən ˈtʃɪldrən 
1 a young human who is not yet an adulta child of three/a three-year-old childmen, women and childrenan unborn childnot suitable for young childrenI lived in London as a child.a child star see also brainchild, latchkey child, poster child, schoolchild2 a son or daughter of any ageThey have three grown-up children.a support group for adult children of alcoholicsThey can't have children. see also godchild, grandchild, love child, only child, stepchild compare kid3 a person who is strongly influenced by the ideas and attitudes of a particular time or persona child of the 90s4 (disapproving) an adult who behaves like a child and is not mature or responsibleIdioms
be with child
(old-fashioned) to be pregnantbe child's play
(informal) to be very easy to do, so not even a child would find it difficult
Usage note: ChildrenHaving a baby/childwant a baby/a child/kidsstart a familyconceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/childmiss your periodbecome/get/ be/find out that you are pregnanthave a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a familyhave a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birthbe in/go into/induce labour (especially US) laborhave/suffer/cause a miscarriagegive birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twinsParentingbring up/(especially North American English) raise a child/familycare for/(especially British English) look after a baby/child/kidchange (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a babyfeed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a babybe entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leavego back/return to work after maternity leaveneed/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcarebalance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family lifeeducate/teach/home-school a child/kidpunish/discipline/spoil a child/kidadopt a baby/child/kidoffer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption(especially British English) foster a child/kidbe placed with/be raised by foster parents