Thesaurus talk:child

Hyponym

I'm not exactly sure if the terms "teenager", "teen" and "adolescent" should be considered hyponyms of the term "child". Common usage often distinguishes them from children, for example "children and teenagers/adolescents". While they are often called children in certain contexts, there are times where they are not considered children. Whether or not a teenager is considered a "child" in common use is highly dependent on context. Furthermore, not all of the teenage/adolescent range is commonly defined as a child; for instance, 19 year olds are teenagers/adolescents yet are seldom considered "children". Sega31098 (talk) 06:22, 29 February 2016 (UTC)