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100 Best Synonyms for “Child”

August 28, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. adolescent a developing young person
2. adoptee an adopted child
3. angel a very good child
4. ankle-biter a small child
5. babe a baby or very young child
6. baby a very young child
7. bairn a child
8. boy a male child
9. brat an ill-behaved child
10. Brownie a young Girl Scout
11. bundle of joy a beloved baby
12. camper a child at camp
13. charge a child under one’s care
14. cherub an innocent-looking child
15. choirboy a boy in a choir
16. choirgirl a girl in a choir
17. cub a young boy
18. daughter a female offspring
19. eighth-grader a child in eighth grade
20. eldest the oldest child
21. firstborn the oldest child
22. foundling an abandoned baby
23. genius kid a very smart child
24. girl a female child
25. godchild a child under godparent care
26. grade-schooler a child in elementary school
27. grandchild a child of one’s child
28. granddaughter a female grandchild
29. grandson a male grandchild
30. imp a mischievous child
31. infant a very young baby
32. juvenile a young person
33. kid a young person
34. kiddo a child
35. kindergartener a child in kindergarten
36. lad a boy or young male
37. lass a girl or young female
38. latchkey kid a child home alone after school
39. little boy a young male child
40. little girl a young female child
41. little one a very young child
42. little rascal a mischievous child
43. local kid a child from the area
44. middle-schooler a child in middle school
45. minor a person under legal adulthood
46. monkey a playful child
47. munchkin a small child
48. neighbor kid a child living nearby
49. neonate a newborn baby
50. new kid a recently arrived child
51. newborn a recently born baby
52. nipper a small child
53. nursling a nursing baby
54. offspring someone’s child or young
55. only daughter a family’s sole female child
56. only son a family’s sole male child
57. orphan a child without parents
58. pickle a mischievous child
59. preemie a prematurely born baby
60. preschooler a child below school age
61. preteen a child just before teenage years
62. prodigy a highly talented child
63. progeny offspring or descendants
64. pupil a school student
65. rascal a mischievous child
66. ring bearer a child carrying rings
67. rug rat a small child
68. scamp a playful mischievous child
69. schoolboy a boy attending school
70. schoolchild a child attending school
71. schoolgirl a girl attending school
72. schoolkid a school-age child
73. son a male offspring
74. spoiled brat an overindulged child
75. sprog a child
76. stepchild a spouse’s child
77. stripling a youth
78. teen a person aged thirteen to nineteen
79. teenager a person aged thirteen to nineteen
80. tike a small child
81. toddler a very young walking child
82. tot a very young child
83. totty small children collectively
84. tween a child between child and teen
85. tyke a small child
86. urchin a mischievous child
87. waif a homeless or neglected child
88. ward a child under guardianship
89. wean a child
90. whippersnapper an impertinent young person
91. whiz kid a highly talented young person
92. wunderkind a child prodigy
93. young ‘un a young child
94. young citizen a young member of society
95. young one a young child
96. young person someone not yet adult
97. youngest the youngest child
98. youngling a young person
99. youngster a young person
100. youth a young person

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