English → Latin
“child” in Latin
fīliadaughter; any female offspringnāscorto be born, begotten; to arise, proceed; to grow, spring forth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
child
(a) (a) a human being, without regard to sex and age, but with reference to the parents; is to be expressed in Latin in sing. by filius (son) or filia (daughter), unless the sentence may be turned in such a manner as to admit the verb nasci.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for child?
- The usual Latin words for “child” are fīlia, nāscor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.