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individual vs child

child vs individual

individual and child both are nouns.

individual is an adjective but child is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
individual Yes Yes No No
child Yes No No No
As nouns, child is a hyponym of individual; that is, child is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than individual:
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • child: an immature childish person
individual (noun) child (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential a young person of either sex
a single organism a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
an immature childish person
a member of a clan or tribe
individual (adjective) child (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 individual and child

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