Child vs. Son

Childnoun

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

Childnoun

a female child, a girl.

Childnoun

One's son or daughter, regardless of age.

Childnoun

(cartomancy) The thirteenth Lenormand card.

Childnoun

A figurative offspring, particularly:

Childnoun

A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.

Childnoun

Anything derived from or caused by something.

Childnoun

(computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.

Childnoun

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.

Childnoun

A descendant, however remote; - used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.

Childnoun

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.

Childnoun

A noble youth. See Childe.

Childnoun

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.

Childnoun

A female infant.

Childverb

To give birth; to produce young.

Childnoun

a young person of either sex;

Childnoun

a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age;

Childnoun

an immature childish person;

Childnoun

a member of a clan or tribe;

Child

Biologically, a child (plural children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority.

Sonnoun

One's male offspring.

Sonnoun

A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.

Sonnoun

A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.

Sonnoun

A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.

Sonnoun

A male descendant.

Sonnoun

A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

Sonnoun

An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.

Sonverb

(transitive) To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.

Sonverb

(transitive) To address (someone) as "son".

Sonnoun

A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.

Sonnoun

A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.

Sonnoun

Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other young male dependent.

Sonnoun

A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.

Sonnoun

The produce of anything.

Sonnoun

Jesus Christ, the Savior; - called the Son of God, and the Son of man.

Sonnoun

a male human offspring;

Sonnoun

the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

Son

A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter.