The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), n.; pl. Children
   (ch[i^]l"dr[e^]n). [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth.
   kil[thorn]ei womb, in-kil[thorn][=o] with child.]
   1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the
      first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; --
      in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and
      plants.
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   2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural;
      as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
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   3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of
      relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one
      closely connected with a place, occupation, character,
      etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of
      disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
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   4. A noble youth. See Childe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and
      youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a
      very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness,
      limited understanding, etc.
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            When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood
            as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became
            a man, I put away childish things.    --1. Cor. xii.
                                                  11.
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   6. A female infant. [Obs.]
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            A boy or a child, I wonder?           --Shak.
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   To be with child, to be pregnant.

   Child's play, light work; a trifling contest.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Child \Child\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Childed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Childing.]
   To give birth; to produce young.
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         This queen Genissa childing died.        --Warner.
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         It chanced within two days they childed both.
                                                  --Latimer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

child
    n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
         children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
         term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster,
         minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler,
         tike, tyke, fry, nestling]
    2: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had
       three children"; "they were able to send their kids to
       college" [syn: child, kid] [ant: parent]
    3: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in
       practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!"
       [syn: child, baby]
    4: a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel"

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

daughter
child
successor

    (Or "child", "successor") In a tree, a
   node pointed to by a parent, i.e. another node closer to
   the root node.

   (1998-11-14)