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Brewer's: Child

at one time, meant a female infant, and was the correlative of boy. “Mercy on `s! A barne, a very pretty barne. A boy or a child, I wonder?” —Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, iii. 3. Source:…

Brewer's: Childe

as Childe Harold, Childe of Ellechilde Waters, Childe Roland, Childe Tristram, Childe Arthur, etc. In all these cases the word “Childe” is a title of honour, like the infante and infanta…

Only-Child

The Question: How many U.S. presidents were an only child? The Answer: Only four of this country's presidents can be considered only children…

Bless the Child

Director:Chuck RussellWriters:Tom Rickman, Clifford Green, Ellen GreenParamount; R; 110 minutesRelease:8/00Cast:Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis The big-budget dark side of America's…

Destiny's Child

Survivor Columbia While their new album title may be a cliché, in this case, Destiny's Child can be forgiven. After surviving soap opera headlines, lawsuits, firings, bickering, and all-around…

Child, Julia

(Encyclopedia) Child, Julia, 1912–2004, American cooking teacher, author, and television personality, b. Pasadena, Calif., as Julia Carolyn McWilliams. In the early 1940s both she and her husband-to-…

child abuse

(Encyclopedia) child abuse, physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others responsible for a child's welfare. Physical abuse is characterized by…

child labor

(Encyclopedia) child labor, use of the young as workers in factories, farms, mines, and other facilities, especially in work that is physically hazardous or morally, socially, or mentally harmful,…

child welfare

(Encyclopedia) child welfare, services provided for the care of disadvantaged children. Foundling institutions for orphans and abandoned children were the earliest attempts at child care, usually…

Child Abuse Resources

Erin Teare National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information See fact sheets on child abuse and user manuals designed to help targeted audiences, such as caregivers of young children…