Synonyms and antonyms of General words for child and types of child in British Thesaurus

adolescent (noun)

a boy or girl who is changing into a young man or woman. The physical changes that take place at this time are known as puberty. An adolescent between the ages of 13 and 19 is called a teenager

a growing lad/boy/girl ()

a child who is still growing, especially one who needs a lot of food

bairn (noun)

Scottish a baby or child

boomerang kid (noun)

informal humorous an adult child who returns home after university, their first job, or the end of a relationship because they have no money or job

boy (noun)

a male child

cherub (noun)

an attractive child, or one who behaves very well

child (noun)

a young person from the time they are born until they are about 14 years old

child (noun)

for or about children

child (noun)

used for showing that the person mentioned is a child

child prodigy (noun)

a child who is extremely skilful at something that usually only adults can do

girl (noun)

a female child

imp (noun)

a child who behaves badly in a way that adults think is funny

issue (noun)

legal someone’s children

juvenile (noun)

formal a young person

latchkey kid (noun)

a child whose parents work and who returns from school to an empty house

little/young ones ()

children

love child (noun)

mainly journalism a child who is born as the result of a relationship between two people who do not marry each other

minor (noun)

someone who has not reached the age at which they are legally an adult

offspring (noun)

biology someone’s child or children

only child (noun)

a child who has no brothers or sisters

orphan (noun)

a child whose parents have died

pickin (noun)

West African a young child

playmate (noun)

a child who another child plays with

preteen (noun)

a child between the ages of 9 and 12

progeny (noun)

very formal a person’s child or children

ragamuffin (noun)

mainly literary a child who is poor and dressed in old torn clothes

stray (noun)

someone, especially a child, who is lost

teenager (noun)

a young person between the ages of 13 and 19

teens (noun)

the years of your life between the ages of 13 and 19

toddler (noun)

a very young child who is learning how to walk

tomboy (noun)

a girl who takes part in activities and games that people think are more suitable for boys

urchin (noun)

old-fashioned a child who is very poor and wears dirty clothes

waif (noun)

a person, especially a child, who is thin and pale and looks as if they need to be looked after

waif (noun)

a child who has no home

the young (noun)

children and young adults in general

young person (noun)

a person between the ages of 14 and 17

youngster (noun)

old-fashioned a child, or a young person

youth (noun)

a male teenager, especially one involved in violent or criminal activities