A '''child''' (plural: children) is a [[human]] between the stages of birth and puberty. The [[legal]] definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. "Child" may also describe a [[relationship]] with a [[parent]] or [[authority]] figure, or signify [[group]] membership in a clan, [[tribe]], or [[religion]]; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific [[time]], place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixties child of the Sixties]."[1] | A '''child''' (plural: children) is a [[human]] between the stages of birth and puberty. The [[legal]] definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. "Child" may also describe a [[relationship]] with a [[parent]] or [[authority]] figure, or signify [[group]] membership in a clan, [[tribe]], or [[religion]]; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific [[time]], place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixties child of the Sixties]."[1] |