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knave (Old English cnafa or cnapa, cognate with Dutch knaap, German Knabe, and Knappe, "boy"), originally "a male child", "a boy" (Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: Clerks Tale, I. 388). Like Latin puer , the word was early used as a name for any boy or lad employed as a servant, and so of male servants in general ( Chaucer : Pardoners Tale , 1. 204 ...
An adolescent's environment plays a huge role in their identity development. [100] While most adolescent studies are conducted on white, middle class children, studies show that the more privileged upbringing people have, the more successfully they develop their identity. [100] The forming of an adolescent's identity is a crucial time in their ...
In Singapore, for example, a child is legally defined as someone under the age of 14 under the "Children and Young Persons Act" whereas the age of majority is 21. [12] [13] In U.S. Immigration Law, a child refers to anyone who is under the age of 21. [14] Some English definitions of the word child include the fetus (sometimes termed the unborn ...
Around the world, the English terms youth, adolescent, teenager, kid, youngster and young person often mean the same thing, [6] but they are occasionally differentiated. Youth can be referred to as the time of life, when one is young. The meaning may in some instances also include childhood.
Preadolescence is a stage of human development following middle childhood and preceding adolescence. [1] It commonly ends with the beginning of puberty. [2] Preadolescence is commonly defined as ages 9–12 [3] ending with the major onset of puberty.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". [1]The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic words for boy, namely East Frisian boi ("boy, young man") and West Frisian boai ("boy").
Teenager is a numeric term used to describe a person from the ages of 13 to 19 years. [1] Although it is used to distinguish people by the decade of their life, it excludes ages 10–12 even though they are part of the same decade, since the numbers 10-12 do not include the suffix -teen.
A child using fingers to make a small, circular hole in the sand, 1997. Child development involves the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence. It is—particularly from birth to five years— a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society. [1]