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poster child vs child

child vs poster child

poster child and child both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poster child Yes No No No
child Yes No No No
As nouns, child is a hypernym of poster child; that is, child is a word with a broader meaning than poster child:
  • poster child: a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes
  • child: a young person of either sex
Other hypernyms of poster child include fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.
poster child (noun) child (noun)
a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes a young person of either sex
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
an immature childish person
a member of a clan or tribe
Difference between poster child and child

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