A CHILD IS ....................

Child

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Biologically, a child (plural: children) is generally a
human between the stages of birth
and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a
child include the fetus, asbeing an unborn child.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 authorityfigure, 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 child of the Sixties.

Legal,
biological, and social definitions

The United Nations
Convention
on the Rights of the Child defines a child as "a human
being below the age of 18 years unless under the law
applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."
Ratified by 192 of 194 member countries. Biologically, a child is anyone between
birth and puberty or in the developmental stage of childhood,
between infancy
and adulthood.
Children generally have fewer rights than adults and are classed as not able to
make serious decisions, and legally must always be under the care of a
responsible adult.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child