child vs imp

child and imp both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
child	Yes	No	No	No
imp	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imp is a hyponym of child; that is, imp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than child:

child: a young person of either sex
imp: one who is playfully mischievous

Other hyponyms of child include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.

child (noun)	imp (noun)
a young person of either sex	one who is playfully mischievous
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age	(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
an immature childish person
a member of a clan or tribe

Difference between child and imp

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