nnoun.persona young person of either sexSynset:child fry kid nestling nipper shaver small fry tiddler tike tyke youngster
Examples:- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- 'tiddler' is a British term for youngster
Derivationally Related Form:childhoodchildly
Hypernyms:juvenile juvenile person
Inherited Hypernyms:childjuvenilepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:childjuvenilepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bairnbambinobusterchangelingchild prodigyfoster-childfoster childfosterlingimpinfant prodigykiddiekiddykindergartenerkindergartnermonkeyorphanpeanutpicaninnypiccaninnypickaninnyposter childpreschoolerrapscallionrascalscalawagscallywagscampsillysprogstreet childtoddlertoturchinwaifwonder childyearling
Part Meronyms:child's body
Full Hyponyms:bairnbusterchangelingchild prodigyfoster-childfoster-daughterfoster-songamineimpkiddyorphanpeanutpickaninnyposter boyposter childposter girlpreschoolerragamuffinsillysprogstreet arabstreet urchinterrortoddlerurchinwaif
vverb.cognitionhave as one's secondary field of studyExamples:- in collee she minored in mathematics
Hypernyms:study
Inherited Hypernyms:minorstudy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
adjadj.allof lesser importance or stature or rankExamples:- a minor poet
- had a minor part in the play
- a minor official
- many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
- minor back roads
Antonyms:major
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
Similar to:insignificant peanut secondary
adjadj.alllesser in scope or effectExamples:- had minor differences
- a minor disturbance
Antonyms:major
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
adjadj.allinferior in number or size or amountAttributes:minority
Examples:- a minor share of the profits
- Ursa Minor
Antonyms:major
Derivationally Related Form:minority
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
adjadj.all(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degreesTopic:music
Examples:- the minor keys
- in B flat minor
Antonyms:major
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
adjadj.allnot of legal ageTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:nonaged underage
Antonyms:major
Derivationally Related Form:minority
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
adjadj.allof lesser seriousness or dangerExamples:- suffered only minor injuries
- some minor flooding
- a minor tropical disturbance
Antonyms:major
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
adjadj.allof your secondary field of academic concentration or specializationAntonyms:major
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
adj satadj.allof the younger of two boys with the same family nameRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Antonyms:senior
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
Similar to:junior
adj satadj.allwarranting only temporal punishmentTopic:divinitytheology
Synset:venial
Antonyms:unpardonable
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
Similar to:pardonable
adj satadj.allrelatively moderate, limited, or smallSynset:modest pocket-size pocket-sized small small-scale
Examples:- a small business
- a newspaper with a modest circulation
- small-scale plans
- a pocket-size country
Antonyms:unlimited
Derivationally Related Form:smallness
Inherited Hypernyms:minor
Similar to:limited