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Kind — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bairn noun A child, especially in Scottish and northern English usage.
  • child noun A young human being, from birth up to the start of the teenage years.
  • infant noun A very young child, roughly from birth up to around two years old.
  • kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
  • offspring noun A person's child, or an animal's or plant's young.

Senses

Kind is used for these senses in English:

  • bairn (Scotland, and parts of, _, Northern England) A child or baby.
  • infant A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
  • kid (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
  • offspring An animal or plant's progeny or young.

child — full definition

  1. noun A young human being, from birth up to the start of the teenage years.
  2. noun A son or daughter of any age, regardless of how old they are.
  3. noun Someone strongly shaped by a particular time, place, or influence.

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