A child (plural: children) is a young human. Precise definitions vary; the American Heritage DictionaryHoughton Mifflin Company. Definition of child. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. defined a child as an individual who has not yet reached puberty, while the Convention on the Rights of the Child defines it as any person under the age of 18.Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part 1, Article 1. This article discusses prepubescent minors.

The term "child" is also a counterpart of parent: adults are the children of their parents despite their maturation beyond infancy; for example "Benjamin, aged 46, is the child of Tobias, aged 73". Similarly in a generalized sense, see child node.

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Child development is the study or examination of processes and mechanisms that operate during the physical and mental development of an infant into an adult.

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I miss childhood when being a weirdo that didn't understand how to deal with people could just be called "a phase".
anthonysheedy (Anthony Sheedy) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:55:19 -0000
I miss childhood when being a weirdo that didn't understand how to deal with people could just be called "a phase".
A tad Christmas blue today~ longing for a trip back to my childhood & one more chance to say "I love you" It's tough losing parents so young
VryDarkEyes (Tina Heims) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:55:01 -0000
A tad Christmas blue today~ longing for a trip back to my childhood & one more chance to say "I love you" It's tough losing parents so young
@llordllama eclectic music tastes then? disturbingly I think i have the words ingrained from childhood...
janehsmith (Jane Smith) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:54:36 -0000
@llordllama eclectic music tastes then? disturbingly I think i have the words ingrained from childhood...
- wet cockatiels smell a lot like wet things from your childhood... wet dogs, wet woollen jumpers, wet shoes.... #fb
ErinProthero (Erin Prothero) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:49:48 -0000
- wet cockatiels smell a lot like wet things from your childhood... wet dogs, wet woollen jumpers, wet shoes.... #fb
@justinjwilliams @ctk1 @pierce911 It does appear we are all at the cool kids' table. @pierce911 & I go way back. Friends from childhood.
radiojen (radiojen) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:48:29 -0000
@justinjwilliams @ctk1 @pierce911 It does appear we are all at the cool kids' table. @pierce911 & I go way back. Friends from childhood.
She's got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories..
melvinferrer (melvinferrer) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:45:07 -0000
She's got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories..

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