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[[File:Ano Novo Chines - 3984 (8442123590).jpg|thumb|A child by her mother's side ]]
[[File:Ano Novo Chines - 3984 (8442123590).jpg|thumb|A child by her mother's side ]]
[[File:Sculpture of Madonna with child and St John (Kunsthistoriches Museum).jpg|alt=|thumb|A child and his mother in art]]
[[File:Sculpture of Madonna with child and St John (Kunsthistoriches Museum).jpg|alt=|thumb|A child and his mother in art]]
[[File:Werner Salomon (1893-1916) as a child.jpg|alt=|thumb|A child In photography at many years ago]]
[[File:Werner Salomon (1893-1916) as a child.jpg|alt=|thumb|Pictures of a child from the late 19th century]]
A '''child''' ([[plural]] form is '''children''') is someone who is not an [[adult]] yet, or an age who has not reached [[puberty]], which usually happens in [[adolescence]]. Sometimes, [[teenager]]<nowiki/>s (between puberty and legal adulthood) are also called [[children]]. A [[baby]] that is not yet born is often called a [[child]], too. A person can be called his or her parent's child, no matter how old he or she is. Some [[Synonym|synonyms]] for the word 'child' are ''kid'', ''toddler'', ''bairn'', ''youngster'', ''boy'' or ''girl, lad'' or'' lass'', and'' youth. ''
A '''child''' (the [[plural]] is '''children''') is a person below the age of [[puberty]] (biologically) or, at least in English-speaking countries, below the [[age of majority]] or in other contexts below the [[age of consent]], of marriage and to drink/buy alcohol (legally). A person can be called his or her parent's child, no matter how old he or she is. Another word for "child" is "kid".


In rich countries, children go to [[school]]. Small children may go to [[nursery]] school, [[preschool]] or [[kindergarten]]. [[game|Playing]] with small [[toy]]s and using their imaginations are important for [[child development]]. But often in a [[developing country]], children sometimes [[child labour|work]] in factories or in the fields with their [[parents]] or guardians.
In most countries, children go to [[school]]. Small children may go to [[nursery]] school, [[preschool]] or [[kindergarten]]. [[Play (activity)|Playing]] with small [[toy]]s and using their imaginations are important for [[child development]]. But often in a [[developing country]], children sometimes [[child labour|work]] in factories or in the fields with their [[parents]] or guardians.


When two people get [[marriage|married]] and one (or both) of them have children with someone else before this [[marriage]], that child is called a ''step child'' by the child's non-[[birth]] [[parent]]. If both people had children, the children of each parent are ''step brothers'' or ''step sisters'' of each other. A child whose parents die is an [[orphan]]. Orphans with no parent may be raised by grandparents or other relatives. Otherwise they may go to live in an [[orphanage]]. They may be [[Adoption|adopted]] by another adult or couple wanting a child. They will then be able to grow up in a new [[family]].
When two people get [[marriage|married]] and one (or both) of them have children with someone else before this [[marriage]], that child is called a ''step child'' by the child's non-[[birth]] [[parent]]. If both people had children, the children of each parent are ''step brothers'' or ''step sisters'' of each other. A child whose parents have died is an [[orphan]]. Orphans with no parent may be raised by grandparents or other relatives. Otherwise they may go to live in an [[orphanage]]. They may be [[Adoption|adopted]] by another adult or couple wanting a child. They will then be able to grow up in a new [[family]].


==Related pages==
==Related pages==
* [[Adolescent]]
* [[Adolescent]]
* [[Brother]]
* [[Parent]]
* [[Parent]]
* [[Sibling]]
* [[Sibling]] (a brother or sister)
* [[Sister]]


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Revision as of 14:37, 29 August 2024

A child by her mother's side
A child and his mother in art
Pictures of a child from the late 19th century

A child (the plural is children) is a person below the age of puberty (biologically) or, at least in English-speaking countries, below the age of majority or in other contexts below the age of consent, of marriage and to drink/buy alcohol (legally). A person can be called his or her parent's child, no matter how old he or she is. Another word for "child" is "kid".

In most countries, children go to school. Small children may go to nursery school, preschool or kindergarten. Playing with small toys and using their imaginations are important for child development. But often in a developing country, children sometimes work in factories or in the fields with their parents or guardians.

When two people get married and one (or both) of them have children with someone else before this marriage, that child is called a step child by the child's non-birth parent. If both people had children, the children of each parent are step brothers or step sisters of each other. A child whose parents have died is an orphan. Orphans with no parent may be raised by grandparents or other relatives. Otherwise they may go to live in an orphanage. They may be adopted by another adult or couple wanting a child. They will then be able to grow up in a new family.

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