子 — meaning in English

English meaning

• child noun A young human being, from birth up to the start of the teenage years.
• Cub noun The young of certain animals, such as lions, bears, or foxes.
• kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.

Senses

子 is used for these senses in English:

• child (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
• child (computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
• child A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
• cub The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
• kid (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

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.

Cub — full definition

1. noun The young of certain animals, such as lions, bears, or foxes.
2. noun A member of the Cub Scouts, a junior branch of the Scouting movement.

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