Reverse Dictionary: CHILD

ADJECTIVES
► BAIRNBUND hindered by having a child to take care of; said of a woman → 1908 Sc.
► BAIRN-FOND child-loving → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHICKEN-PECKED governed by a child → 1786 humorous usage
► CLUCKY inclined to show excessive concern or interest in the welfare, affairs, etc., of a child, even when he or she becomes an adult; esp. said of a mother → 1960 
► ILL-MADE-ON neglected, badly brought up; said of a child → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KIDDIE ► KIDDY pert. to or fit for children → 1930s sl.
► LALLEN hanging about its mother; said of a child → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAMMY-SICK distressed at being separated from one’s mother → 1836 contemptuous usage
► MUNCHKIN small, childlike; designed for children → 1930 
► NATALITIOUS concerned with one’s children → 1654 obs.
► PAEDOTROPHIC relating to the rearing of children → 1889 
► PUERILE of or pert. to a child or childhood → 1527 
► SET-ALONG old enough to sit up unaided; said of a child → 1917 Amer. dial.
► SETTING-LONELY of a child: old enough to sit up unaided; said of a child → 1959 Amer. dial.
► SETTING-UP of a child: old enough to sit up unaided; said of a child → 1954 Amer. dial.
► SPROGGED having had a child or children; also, pregnant → 1990 
► TRANTY wise and forward above their age; said of children → 19C Eng. dial. obs.
► WRINKLE-BELLIED having had a number of children; often used of a prostitute → L18 

NOUNS
► AERIE ► EYRIE a noble stock of children → 1616 obs.
► BABYOLATRY child worship → 1846 
► BAIRN-TIME 1. the course of time during which a woman can bear children → 1824 Sc.
2. the time when the children are at home, as from school → 1923 Sc.
► BARN-SITE anxiety about children → 1863 N. Eng. dial.
► CHILDHEAD a being like a child; childishness → 1325 obs.
► KIDDOLOGY ► KIDOLOGY a notional science of teasing or deceiving; a notional science of dealing with children → 1964 Brit. sl.
► PAEDOLOGY ► PAIDOLOGY the study of the nature of children → 1894 
► PAEDOTROPHIA ► PAEDOTROPHY the rearing of children → 1857 
► PEDOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of children → 1991 (Bk.)
► PUERILITY the state or quality of being a child; the quality of being childish, foolish, or trivial → 1512 

NOUNS – PERSON
► AFTERTHOUGHT 1. the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children → 1914 sl.
2. the child of an unplanned pregnancy → 1914 sl.
► AMERUGIAN a term of mild reproach for a child, after they have been in mischief → 1983 Amer. dial.
► ANIE a small child → 19C Sc.
► ANKLE-BITER a small child → 1850 colloq.
► ANKLE-SUCKER a child, or a person dependent on others → 1905 (Bk.)
► APRON CHILD a child old enough to stand by holding on to its mother’s apron → 1958 Amer. dial.
► ARM BABY the youngest and smallest child in a family → 1939 Amer. dial.
► ARMY BRAT a small child of an officer → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► AULD MAID’S BAIRN a child according to the pattern or idea of an old maid, such a child as an old maid would have brought up if she had had one → 1899 Sc.
► AYEN a year-old child → 1911 
► BAB a child → 1567 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BABA a child; also, a term of endearment → 1841 orig. & chiefly South Asian
► BABAN a young child → 1230 obs.
► BABBON a young child → 1570 obs.
► BABE a young child → 1393 
► BABES IN THE WOOD, THE simple, trustful children → 1891 (Bk.)
► BABY 1. a young child of either sex; formerly synonymous with ‘child’ → 1400 
2. the youngest and most junior of a family or group of persons → 1897 
► BABY-CHILD 1. a child; a baby → 1927 African-American
2. the youngest child in the family, even if he or she is 50 years old → 1980 Amer. dial.
► BACHCHA a child → 1830 Anglo-Indian
► BACKRA PICKNEY a White child → 19C W. Indies sl.
► BAG a playful or reproachful designation of a child → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BAGGAGE a child; used familiarly, playfully, or endearingly → 1672 
► BAGGISH a child → 1778 Eng. dial., playful usage
► BAGGIT a child → 1879 Sc., contemptuous usage
► BAGLIN a misgrown child → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BAGREL a child → 1808 Sc. 
► BAICH a child → 1808 Sc.obs.
► BAICHE a child → 16C Sc.
► BAICHIE a child → 1898 Sc.contemptuous usage (Bk.)
► BAILCH a child, a brat → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BAIRN a child; a son or daughter → 1000 
► BAIRNEY ► BAIRNIE a little child → 1874 Sc.
► BAIRN-FOLK children → 1891 Sc.
► BAIRN-TEAM the children of a household; offspring → 885 N. Eng. dial.
► BAMBINO a young child, a baby → 1761 
► BAND-AID BABY a child conceived to strengthen a faltering relationship → 20C colloq.
► BANTLIN ► BANTLING a young or small child → 1593 often depreciative
► BANTY a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of ‘bastard’, an illegitimate child → 1948 US
► BARE SCOOTIE a young child → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BARLEY-BAIRN a child born in wedlock, but is born within six months of marriage → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BARLEY-CHILD a child born in wedlock, but is born within six months of marriage → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BARN ► BARNE a child → 1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial
► BARON a child (for barn) → 1889 (Bk.)
► BATA a child, boy or girl → 1972 Hawaii
► BAWAW a ludicrous term for a child → 1825 Sc.
► BAYSOM a female child → 1886 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEARN a child, a bairn → 1000 
► BEEBEE the youngest member of a family → 1930 Amer. dial.
► BEGGAR-FACE a term of mock anger applied to children → 1876 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEGGAR-LEG a term of mock anger applied to children → 1891 Eng. dial. 
► BEGGAR-LUG a term of mock anger applied to children → 1876 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BELCH a child; a brat → 1822 Sc., contemptuous usage
► BELSHACH a child; a brat → 1825 Sc., contemptuous usage
► BERN a child; a bairn → 1000 obs.
► BERYNE a child; a bairn → 1855 obs. (Bk.)
► BIDDIE ► BIDI a small child → 1908 Sc.
► BILCH a child; a brat→ 1825 Sc. contemptuous usage
► BILLY (LID)  a child; a kid → 1983 Aust. rhyming sl.
► BILTER a child → 1808 Sc.
► BINLID a child; a kid → 2001 UK rhyming sl.
► BIRD a child, a youngster, a son → 1300 obs.
► BIT BAIRN a little child → 1825 Sc.
► BLACKBIRD a Black child → 1903 US sl.
► BLITZ BABY a child born in Britain during the German Blitz → 1940s World War II Amer. sl.
► BLOAKER a child → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLUNDERBUS a small child → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BOB a very young child → 1890 Eng. dial.
► BOOGER a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child → 1892 Amer. dial.
► BOOSTER a small child → 1967 Amer. dial. 
► BOOT the children of a widowed or divorced woman who remarries → 1887 Amer. dial.
► BROLL a child, offspring → 1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► BUB a child in their first years of school, as in kindergarten or infants → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BUG a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BUGGER a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child → 1892 Amer. dial.
► BUNCH OF DOG’S MEAT a squalling child in arms → 1825 sl.
► BUN IN THE OVEN a conceived child in the womb → 1951 sl.
► BUNGO-TOUGHY a little child who eats or behaves like a hooligan → 1940s W. Indies & Guyana
► BURDIE-BEETON a fondling term for a little child → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BUSTER a large or well-grown child → 1930 Amer. dial.
► BUTTERCUP  a pet name for a child → L19 sl.
► BUTTER-PRINT a child → 1616 sl. obs.
► CABOOSE the last or youngest child in a family → 1950s US sl.
► CACK ► KACK a child → 1895 Amer. dial.
► CARPET CRAWLER a young child → 1976 US sl.
► CARPET GRUB a small child → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► CHAP a young child; a baby → 1883 Amer. dial. 
► CHAPPIE ► CHAPPY a child → 1932 Amer. dial.
► CHEEL a child of either sex → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► CHICKABIDDY a child; a term of endearment to a child → 1848 
► CHICKADEE a child; a sweetheart; a term of endearment → 1860 Amer. dial.
► CHICKEN a child → 1400 
► CHICKO ► CHICO a child → 1950s sl.
► CHIKE a child → 18C obs.
► CHILD IN ARMS a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby → 1675 
► CHILDLING a little child → 1648 arch.
► CHILO a child → 1892 Chinese Pidgin (Bk.)
► CHIP a child; a youngster → 1698 sl.
► CHIPPER a small child → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CHIT a child → 1814 Amer. dial.
► CHITTYPRAT a pet name for a child; a little upstart → 1892 Eng. dial.
► CHOCH a small child; a boy → 1967 Amer. dial. 
► CHO CHO a small child; a boy → 1967 Amer. dial.
► CHUB a child; a baby → 1896 US students’ sl.
► COARSE BAG an epithet applied to a child, playfully or as a term of reproach → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► CODGER a small child → 1941 
► COOKIE-SNATCHER a child → 1962 US jocular usage
► COOTER a small child → 1967 
► CREEPER a child too young to walk → 1883 
► CRIB a child, a baby → 1702 obs.
► CRIBBER the occupant of a child’s crib; a young child → 1702 obs.
► CRUMB CRUNCHER a small child → 1970 US sl. 
► CRUMB CRUSHER a small child → 1967 US sl.
► CRUMB PICKER a small child → 1967 
► CRUMB SNATCHER a small child → 1967 
► DAB a small child; a chit → 1833 
► DADDY’S BARN a child resembling his parent no less in features than in conduct → 1828 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DEDUCTION a child → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DIGGOT a child, implying the idea of dishonourable conduct → 19C Sc.
► DILLING a child born when the parents are old; a darling or favourite child; a pet; the youngest of the family → 1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► DOE a child; a baby → 1904 US criminals’ sl.
► DOT a small child → 1800 
► DOVELING a term of endearment for a small child → 1618 
► DOY a term of endearment for a child; a pet → 1884 Eng. dial.
► EESHAN a child; a tiny tot → 1866 Sc.often used in a derogatory or playful sense
► EXPENSE a child; a baby → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FADGE a child who toddles along → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAFF a young, frisky child → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAGGOT a term of reproof or abuse directed at a child → 1873 sl.
► FANT ► FAUNT a child; an infant; a young person → 1300 obs.
► FAUNTEKIN a little child; an infant → 1377 obs.
► FAUNTELET a little child; an infant → 1393 obs.
► FELLER ► FELLOW a child → 1939 Amer. dial.
► FIGLIA a child → L19 sl. 
► FIGLIA HOMEY a male child → L19 sl. 
► FIGLIA POLONE a female child → L19 sl.
► GAFFER a child → 1960 Irish sl.
► GAISLING a child → 1819 Sc. obs., disparaging usage
► GAITLING a young child; an infant → 1700 Sc. 
► GANGEREL ► GANGREL a child just beginning to walk, a toddler → 1768 Sc.
► GARB a child → 1825 Sc.
► GAURLAGH a little child, a baby → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► GAWD FORBID ► GOD FORBID a child → 1909 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘kid’
► GEAT ► GEIT a child → 1825 Sc., contemptuous usage
► GESCHWISTER children of the same parents, regardless of sex → 1914 Amer. dial.
► GET a child; an offspring → 1400 Sc., contemptuous usage
► GETT a child; a brat → 1710 Sc., contemptuous usage
► GETLING ► GETTLING a young child → 1756 Sc.
► GILLIVER a sweet child → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GILPIN a young child → 1825 Sc.
► GIRL a child of either sex; a young person; chiefly used in plural → 1300 
► GOOBER a small child → 1970s US students’ sl.
► GORBIT a child → 1899 Sc.
► GORBLET a child → 1825 Sc.
► GRASS ORPHAN a child living apart from its parents, either temporarily or permanently → 1875 
► GRAWLS children → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► GRILSE a child → 1825 Anglo-Irish
► GROCK a very small child; anything stunted in growth → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GRUFFLER a child → 19C Eng. dial.
► GULPIN a young child → 1814 Sc. 
► GYTE a child; a brat; a first-year pupil in the Edinburgh High School → 1825 Sc.
► HADDOCK AND COD an affectionate name for a child → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘sod’
► HALF-PINT a child → 1876 US sl.
► HALF-PORTION a child → 1914 
► HAMMER KNOCKER a child; a small boy → 1986 Amer. dial.
► HANGER BATS dependent children → 1984 US Air Force sl. (Bk.)
► HEAVY BAGGAGE children and women → 1725 sl.
► HONEY LOVE a child → 1914 Amer. dial.
► HOUSE APE a small child; an infant → 1980s Amer. sl.
► IMP a child; offspring, usually male → 1412 obs.
► IMPET a child; an imp → 1893 Eng. dial.
► INCUMBRANCES children → 19C sl.
► INFANTRY children → 1623 sl.
► INKERPUNK ► INTEPUNK a child → 1889 Eng. dial.
► JACKET a child fathered by a woman’s lover rather than by her husband; a child who has no ‘official’ father → 20C W. Indies
► JACK-IN-THE-BOX a child in the womb → 1765 sl.
► JACK-IN-THE-CELLAR a child in the womb → 1765 sl. obs.
► JACK IN THE LOW CELLAR an unborn child → 1751 
► JIGGER a small child → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JOEY a young child → E19 Aust. & NZ 
► JUVEY ► JUVIE an older child → 1941 US sl.
► KARRIEWHITCHIT a term of endearment for a child → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► KAZOONIE a child → 1950s US prison sl.
► KECK a term of endearment for a child → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► KEIKI a young child → 1938 Hawaii
► KELTIES children → 1808 Sc.
► KID a child → 1690 sl. 
► KIDDIE a child → 1889 sl.
► KIDDIEWINK ► KIDDYWINK a child → 1957 sl. 
► KIDDIEWINKIE ► KIDDYWINKY a child → 1957 sl.
► KIDDO a child → 1896 sl.
► KIDDY a child → 1858 sl. 
► KIDDYWINKLE a child → 1957 sl. 
► KIDLING a little child; a baby → 1899 sl.
► KINCH a small child → M16 UK criminals’ sl.
► KINCHEN ► KINCHIN a small child → M16 UK criminals’ sl.
► KNEE-BAIRN a child that sits on the knee, as not being yet able to walk → 19C Sc.
► LAD-BAIRN a male child; a young son → 1776 Sc.
► LADDIE-BAIRN a male child → 1888 Sc.
► LAD-WEAN a male child; a young son → 1810 Sc.
► LALL a dawdling child hanging about its mother → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LAMBIE a term of endearment for a child or young person → 1718 Sc.
► LAP-FULL an unborn child → 19C Brit. sl.
► LASS a female child, a daughter → 1743 
► LAST PEA IN THE DISH the youngest child → 1986 Amer. dial.
► LEG-BITER a small child or infant → 1980s US students’ sl.
► LENNO a baby, a child → 1779 Sc.
► LID child → 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘kid’ (Saucepan Lid)
► LITTLE BAG an epithet applied to a child, playfully or as a term of reproach → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► LITTLE BREECHES a child → 1856 Amer. dial. 
► LITTLE BRITCHES a child → 1967 Amer. dial. 
► LITTLE BUCK a small child → 1966 Amer. dial. 
► LITTLE CACK ► LITTLE KACK a small child → 1910 Amer. dial.
► LITTLE NICKERIE a kindly name for a child → 1825 Sc. obs.
► LITTLE SCUTTER a small child → 1965 Amer. dial. 
► LITTLE TACKER a child, esp. a boy → 1890 Amer. dial.
► LITTLE VEGEMITES children → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► LITTLEY a child → 1965 Aust. sl.
► LITTLE YERKER ► LITTLE YURKER a small child → 1955 Amer. dial.
► LITTLIES the smaller or younger children → 1965 colloq.
► LITTLING a little child → 975 Eng. dial.
► MAAWL ► MOLE ► MOWL a child → 1905 Eng. dial., contemptuous usage (Bk.)
► MAID a child of either sex → 1881 Eng. dial.
► MAIDEN-CHILD a female child → 893 obs.
► MAMMOTHREPT a child brought up by its grandmother; hence, a spoiled child → 1599 obs.
► MAN BAIRN a male child; a young son; a boy → 1876 Sc.
► MANITOODLIE a term of endearment for a baby boy or a male child → 1824 Sc.
► MARMOSET a term of endearment or playful reproach to a child → 1526 obs.
► MICE children → 1950s US sl.
► MILKSUCKER a young child → 1975 US sl.
► MISTAKE an unplanned pregnancy and the child that follows → 1950s sl.
► MITE a small child → 1941 Amer. dial.
► MIXEN a term of abuse or reproach to a child → 1777 Eng. dial.
► MONEY CHILD a child who is reared by someone for a fee → 1947 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY a child; a junior → 1583 
► MONSTERS children → 1988 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► MONTHLING a child a month old, or whose age is counted in months rather than years → 1804 obs.
► MOODIEWORT a short dark child with a profusion of hair → 1899 Sc.
► MOPPET a young child, esp. a girl; a darling, a favourite, a pet; often as a term of endearment → 1601 
► MOPSY a pretty child → 1582 obs.
► MOTHER BAIRN a child who resembles his or her mother → 1889 Eng. dial.
► MOTHER CHILD a mother’s child → 1000 obs.
► MOTHER’S BAIRN a child that resembles its mother; a spoiled child → 1896 Sc.
► MOULDYWARP a short dark child with a profusion of hair → 1899 Sc.
► MOUSE a child → 1974 US sl.
► MOUTCHIT a disrespectful term applied to children → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► MUNCHKIN a child → 1950s  sl.
► MUSKRAT a child → 1976 US sl.
► NAFFLER a child → 1883 Eng. dial., contemptuous usage (Bk.)
► NEST-COCK the youngest child → 1674 obs.
► NESTLE-BIRD the youngest child of a family; a pet; a favourite → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NESTLE-BUB the youngest child of a family; a pet; a favourite → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NESTLE-COCK the youngest child of a family; a pet; a favourite → 1691 Eng. dial.
► NESTLE-DRAFF ► NESTLE-DRAFT ► NESTLE-DRAUGHT the youngest child of a family → 1777 Eng. dial.
► NESTLER a little child → 1611 
► NESTLE-RIPE the youngest child of a family → 1777 Eng. dial.
► NESTLE-TRIPE the youngest child of a family → 1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NESTLING the youngest child of a family → 1572 
► NICKER a child → 1968 Aust. sl.
► NIPPER a child → 1859 sl., chiefly Brit.
► OAF ► OAPH a supposed changeling or simple child left by the elves or fairies; hence, a misbegotten, deformed, or idiot child → 1625 obs.
► OGAGOT a pet term for a little child; a jocular name for a very small person or child → 1897 Sc.
► OLIVE a child → 1803 
► OLIVE-BRANCHES children → 1677 humorous usage
► OLIVE-PLANTS children → 1616 
► ONELIN an only child → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ONE NICK a male child → 1860 printers’ sl.
► ONE NITCH a male child → 1860 printers’ sl.
► OOCHIE-COOCHIE a child → 2001 sl.
► PAILWUR a term of endearment for a child → 1890 Sc.
► PAM-CHILD a ‘knave-child’; a male child → 1760 obs.
► PANGY an affectionate term for a little child → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PARRICH a term of endearment for a young child → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PEANUT a term of endearment for a small child → 1915 Amer. dial.
► PHONE BOOTH BABY a child whose father’s identity is uncertain → 1960s African-American sl.
► PICCANIN a Black African child → 1900 Aust. & S. Afr., offensive
► PICKANINNY a small Black child in the old slave states; used in the West Indies to refer to any small child of any colour or race → 1653 US colloq., now usually offensive
► PICKNEY a small Black child in the old slave states; used in the West Indies to refer to any small child of an colour or race → 1790 chiefly Caribbean usage, now usually offensive
► PIN-BASKET the youngest child in a family; the last child a woman bears → 1730 
► PODLEY ► PODLIE a term of affection for a child → 1861 Sc.
► POOPSIE a small child → 1937 
► POPPET a child, esp. an attractive one → 1859 Amer. dial.
► PORCH CHILD a very young child that is able to walk but is not allowed in the yard without someone to take care of him → 1945 Amer. dial.
► PRIMOGENITURE a firstborn child, esp. a firstborn son → 1596 obs.
► PUDDING IN THE OVEN a conceived child in the womb → 1937 sl.
► PUG a child → L16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► PUGGY a term of endearment for a child → 1608 obs.
► PUP-BARN a young child, an infant → 1475 obs.
► PUSILL a small or weak person; a child → 1884 obs.
► PUSSICKIE a fondling term for a child → 19C Sc.
► QUADRUPLET one of four children born at a birth → 1787 
► QUEAN-BAIRN a female child → 1868 Sc.
► RUG-RAT a child, a baby, a toddler → 1964 US sl.
► SACKIT a term of reproach to a child → 1893 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SAUCEPAN (LID) a child → 1952 UK rhyming sl. for ‘kid’
► SCAMP a small child → 1995 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SCOOT a small child → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SCOOTIE a young child → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCOUR-THE-BUGGIE ► SKOUR-DA-BOGGIE the youngest child of a family → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► SCRAT a tiny child → 1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SCUTTER a small child → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SEED one’s child; children → 1960s African-American sl.
► SET-ALONG CHILD a child big enough to sit on the floor but not walk → 1917 Amer. dial.
► SHAVER a child; a youth; a young lad → L16 colloq.
► SHITEPOKE a small child; used affectionately → 1942 Amer. dial.
► SHITTY-BRITCHES an infant or child → 1930s 
► SHORTIE ► SHORTY a child → 2000 African-American sl.
► SKEESTER ► SKEETER a term of endearment for a child → 1966 Amer. dial.
► SMALL, THE persons of small size or stature; little ones, children → 1300 
► SMALLIE a child → 1849 
► SMALL PEOPLE children → 1829 
► SOD a child; a kid; a brat → 19C sl., chiefly Brit.
► SPRAT a child, esp. a lively young boy → 1860 
► SPROG a baby or young child→ 1944 Brit. sl.
► SPROGLET a baby or small child → 1987 
► SPROUT a young person, a child → 1813 US sl.
► SPROUTER a child or young person who grows or develops quickly → 1952 
► SQUIRT a child → 1958 US sl.
► STRAIN children; offspring → 1175 obs.
► STRAMS children → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► TACKER a little child, especially a small boy → 1885 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► TAD a child → 1877 colloq.
► TADPOLE a child → 1588 
► TADWHACKER a child → 1941 Amer. dial.
► TAIL-FRUIT children → 1904 sl.
► TAUDY ► TAWDY ► TODIE ► TOWDY a term of endearment for a child → 1808 Sc. obs.
► TAUSHENT the youngest child in a family → 1802 Amer. dial.
► TEAPOT LID a child; a kid → 1971 rhyming sl. (Bk.)
► TETNIT a child born of elderly parents → 1924 Amer. dial.
► THING a term of endearment for a child or girl → 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TIBBY-LAMB a term of endearment applied pitifully to a child → 1896 Eng. dial.
► TIDDLER a small child, especially one who is undersized → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► TIN LID a child → 1905 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘kid’
► TINY a very small child; a tiny one; an infant → 1863 
► TOAD a small child, used affectionately → 1836 Amer. dial.
► TODDLE ► TODDLES a toddling child; an infant → 1825 
► TODDLEKINS a toddling child; an infant → 1879 
► TODDLESKIN a toddling child; an infant → 1890 
► TORSHENT the youngest child in a family → 1888 Amer. dial. 
► TORTIENCE the youngest child in a family → 1890 Amer. dial.
► TOSSANCE ► TOSSIANCE the youngest child in a family → 1912 Amer. dial.
► TRICK a small child → 1887 Amer. dial.
► TRODDLER a child just learning to walk → 1882 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TRUCKLE-BED TRASH small children → 1941 Amer. dial., derogatory or jocular usage
► TRUDGEON a small child → 1814 Amer. dial. 
► TRUDGET a small child → 1901 Amer. dial.
► TRUNDLE-BED TRASH small children → 1853 Amer. dial., derogatory or jocular usage
► TWO NICK a female child → 1860 printers’ sl.
► TWO NITCH a female child → 1860 printers’ sl.
► TWOPENNY a child → 1844 
► TWO-SHOES the nickname of the girl heroine of the History of Little Goody Two-shoes; hence, a name for a child → 1765 
► UNDERSTRAPPER a child, in contradistinction to an adult → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► UTERINES children or offspring of the same mother → 1432 obs.
► VARICOSE VEIN a child; a baby → 1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for ‘wean’
► VEGEMITE a child, especially one who is good or well-behaved → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WAIN a child → 1880 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WAIST BABY a child that stands as high as one’s waist → 1944 Amer. dial.
► WAMP a young child → 1869 Eng. dial.
► WEANIE a very young or little child → 1785 Eng. dial.
► WEENY a child → 1844 N. Amer. sl.
► WIBBET a very small child → 1869 Eng. dial.
► WILD INDIAN a child, esp. a misbehaving or unruly one → 1946 Amer. dial.
► YARD RAT a small child → 1960s US sl. 
► YARKER a small child → 1842 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► YEAR’S-BAIRNS children born in the same year → 1836 Sc.
► YEARLING a one-year-old child → 1528 
► YEARNLING a young child over which one yearns; a beloved child → 1829 
► YOLPIN a child → 1825 Sc.
► YONKER a child, sometimes, a female child → 1528 
► YOUNGERN a child or adolescent → 1832 Amer. dial.
► YOUNGEST the youngest child or sibling → 1000 
► YOUNGEST-BORN a youngest child or sibling → 1608 
► YOUNG HOPEFUL a male child → 1922 (Bk.)
► YOUNGIE a child; a young person → 1965 Aust. sl.
► YOUNGIN a child, an adolescent → 1832 Amer. dial.
► YOUNG INDIAN a child, esp. a misbehaving or unruly one → 1967 Amer. dial.
► YOUNGLING a child; a youth; a young person → 900 
► YOUNG ONE a child, an adolescent → 1382 
► YOUNG UN a child, a youngster, an adolescent → 1827 
► YOUNKER a child; a youngster → 1601 
► YOUNKERKIN a little child; a lad, a boy → 1528 obs.
► YOUT a child; a youth → 1949 US criminals’ sl.
► YOWUN ► YOWWEN ► YOWWUN a child → 1919 Amer. dial.
► ZILL a child → 1825 Sc. 
► ZILLIE a child → 1866 Sc. (Bk.)

NOUNS – PERSON – OTHER
► BABY-HERDER a nursemaid → 1888 Amer. sl.
► BABY-SITTER a person who looks after a child while its parents are out, esp. in the evening → 1937 orig. US
► BAIRNSWOMAN a child’s maid or nurse → 1823 Sc.
► DA ► DAH a child’s Black nurse → 1949 Amer. dial.
► MISOPEDIST a person who dislikes children; a child-hater → 1895 
► NATICIDE a person who kills his or her child → 1855 
► PAEDOLOGIST a person who researches and studies children → 1894 
► PAEDOPHILE an adult who is sexually attracted to children → 1912 
► PAEDOPHILIAC an adult who is sexually attracted to children → 1960 
► PAEDOTROPHIST a person skilled in or knowledgeable about the raising of children → 1889 obs.

PHRASES
► WEAR A JACKET FOR for a husband to accept a child fathered by his wife’s lover → 20C 20C W. Indies

VERBS
► BAFFLE to manage capriciously; to bring up badly; said of children → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BE IN LEADING-STRINGS to be still a child → 1677 
► TAKE WITH to acknowledge a child → 1882 Sc.