child A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ...

is a young person who is not yet a teen or an adult. Child may also refer to:

In computer science

* The child node of a

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

* The

child process A child process (CP) in computing is a process created by another process (the parent process). This technique pertains to multitasking operating systems, and is sometimes called a subprocess or traditionally a subtask. There are two major proce ...

created by another process

In medicine and healthcare

CHILD syndrome Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects (also known as "CHILD syndrome") is a genetic disorder with onset at birth seen almost exclusively in females.Freedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in Gener ...

(congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects), a genetic syndrome * Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty (CHILD), an American lobby group that opposes religious exemption laws

Music

Child (band) Child are a British pop group that released a number of records, including a top-10 single in 1978. The band were originally a four-piece, consisting of Dave Cooper (guitar), Graham Bilbrough (vocals) and twins Keith (bass guitar) and Tim Atack ...

, a popular British pop act of the late 1970s *

Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, record producer and Music education, music educator. Born and raised in Chicago, he gained mainstream recognition for his gue ...

, "The Child" of the hip hop supergroup Child Rebel Soldier * "Child" (Mark Owen song) * "Child" (Mark song) * "Child", by Arca from '' Arca'' * "Child", by Freddie Aguilar, an English version of "

Anak Anak (; , homophone to a word for "giant, long neck, necklace"; ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a foref ...

" * "Child", by Lights from ''

Little Machines ''Little Machines'' is the third studio album by Canadian electropop singer-songwriter Lights, released on September 19, 2014, through Warner Bros. Records. It was preceded in July 2014 by the release of its lead single " Up We Go", which debuted ...

'' * "Child", by Nidji from ''

Breakthru' Nidji is an Indonesian rock band based in Jakarta. Formed in February 2002, Nidji's name comes from the Japanese word ''niji'' (虹), meaning "rainbow". The band's music can be classified under the alternative pop genre, and the band has cited ...

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* Child (surname) *

Child archetype The child archetype is a Jungian archetype, first suggested by psychologist Carl Jung. In more recent years, author Caroline Myss has suggested that the child, out of the four survival archetypes (child, victim, prostitute, and saboteur), is pres ...

, a Jungian psychology archetype * Child baronets, four titles, two in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * ''Child'' (magazine), an American parenting magazine published from 1986 to 2007 * Child & Co., a formerly independent private bank now owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland *

Child (hieroglyph) The ancient Egyptian child hieroglyph is part of the Egyptian Gardiner's Sign List hieroglyphs for the beginning core subgroup of ''Man and his Occupations''. It relates to the child, and childhood, and has a version for the Pharaoh, as a child. ...

, an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph *

Childs Hill Childs Hill is one of two areas at the south end of the London Borough of Barnet along with Cricklewood which straddles three boroughs. It took its name from Richard le Child, who in 1312 held a customary house and "30 acres" of its area. It is ...

, Greater London, named after Richard le Child

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