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child meaning in Hindi

बच्चा baccā

/tʃaɪld/

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child in Hindi: बच्चा (baccā), बच्ची (baccī), शिशु (śiśu), बालक (bālak). In English, child means a person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

Hindi words for child

a minor
बच्चा baccā, बच्ची baccī, शिशु śiśu, बालक bālak, बालिका bālikā
son or daughter; someone's child
बच्चा baccā, बेटा beṭā, बेटी beṭī, शिशु śiśu, लड़का laṛkā, लड़की laṛkī

English meaning of child

  1. noun A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
  2. noun A youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
  3. noun One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
  4. noun The thirteenth Lenormand card.

Full definition of child

child in a sentence

  • Go easy on him: he is but a child.
  • Regular chores can be appropriate for children, given age-appropriate limits on difficulty level and time on task.
  • My youngest child is forty-three this year.

Synonyms of child

All synonyms of child

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Questions about child in Hindi

What is the meaning of child in Hindi?
Child in Hindi is बच्चा (baccā), बच्ची (baccī), शिशु (śiśu), बालक (bālak).
child का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Child: बच्चा (baccā), बच्ची (baccī), शिशु (śiśu), बालक (bālak).
What does child mean in English?
Child means a person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: child (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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