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subchild

subchild noun: the child of a child (subordinate node) of a tree.

Noun

subchild (plural subchildren)

  1. The child of a child (subordinate node) of a tree

Forms of subchild

pluralsubchildren

Origin of subchild

From sub- + child.

Questions about subchild

What does subchild mean?
Subchild means the child of a child (subordinate node) of a tree.
What part of speech is subchild?
Subchild is a noun.
What is the plural of subchild?
The plural of subchild is subchildren.

Words near subchild in the dictionary

  1. subcheliform
  2. subchief
  3. subchiefs
  4. subchieftain
  5. subchieftains
  6. subchild
  7. subchildren
  8. subchloride
  9. subchlorides
  10. subchlorin
  11. subchlorins

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