A1 a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age:
an eight-year-old child
As a child I didn't eat vegetables.
See also
› disapproving an adult who behaves badly, like a badly behaved child:
He's such a child if he doesn't get his own way.
a child of sth
› someone who has been very influenced by a particular period or situation:
Me, I'm a child of the 60s.
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