child
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
Example:
Go easy on him: he is but a child.
- verbTo give birth; to beget or procreate.
- nounA youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #78 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 26% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None