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child vs individual

individual vs child

child and individual both are nouns.

child is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
child Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of child; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than child:
  • child: an immature childish person
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of child include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
child (noun) individual (noun)
a young person of either sex a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age a single organism
an immature childish person
a member of a clan or tribe
child (adjective) individual (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between child and individual

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