English words: chideress to childsafe

300 English words, part 66 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 36 have a page of their own.

English words chideress to childsafe

chideress noun: A woman who chides.
Chidester proper noun: A surname.
Chidgey proper noun: A surname.
chiding adjective, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/: A scolding.
chidingly adverb: In a chiding manner.
chidling noun: Alternative form of chitterling.
chidlings noun: Pronunciation spelling of chitterlings.
Chidlow proper noun: A small civil parish without a council in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5045).
chidol noun: A child idol (Asian popular entertainer).
Chidsey proper noun: A surname from Old English.
chief adjective, noun, verb /t͡ʃiːf/: The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
Chief Baron noun: The presiding judge of the English Exchequer of Pleas.
chief cell noun: A cell located in the stomach and parathyroid gland that secretes precursor enzymes.
chief constable noun: The chief of police of most territorial UK police forces, except the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police.
chief cook and bottle washer noun: Someone whose responsibilities include absolutely everything, from the highest level (chief cook) to the lowest (bottle washer).
chief editor noun: Synonym of editor-in-chief.
chief executive noun: POTUS, the president of the United States.
chief executive officer noun: The highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of...
chief experience officer noun: An executive responsible for the overall experience of an organization's products and services.
chief financial officer noun: The executive who is in charge of financial affairs, notably as head of a financial department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or...
chief hare noun: A small mammal related to the rabbits, the pika.
chief information officer noun: An executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the...
chief inspector noun: A police officer ranking above an inspector, and below a superintendent.
Chief Islander noun: An elected minister who leads the Tristan da Cunha Island Council.
chief judge noun: The principal, presiding, or most senior judge of especially a lower level court or of a circuit
chief justice noun: The senior presiding justice of a court.
chief legal officer noun: The highest-ranking corporate officer handling the legal affairs of a corporation, or agency.
chief lord noun: Synonym of overlord: the lord of a fee immediately owed personal service or rent by a tenant, a tenant's liege lord.
chief mate noun: In the merchant navy, the officer who is second in command to the captain, and whose primary duties include managing the maintenance and upkeep of the vessel.
chief medical advisor noun: Synonym of Surgeon General.
chief medical officer noun: Synonym of Surgeon General.
chief minister noun: The leader of government in many semi-autonomous and constituent federal states.
chief of party noun: One who provides leadership in the overall management of large projects or initiatives.
chief of police noun: Synonym of police chief.
chief of staff noun: The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
chief of state noun: The titular head of a nation, as a president or king.
chief operating officer noun: A corporate officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for executing decisions of the chief executive officer (CEO) according to their...
chief people officer noun: A corporate officer who oversees all aspects of human resource management.
chief petty officer noun: A warrant officer belonging to one of the two classes of chief petty officer: chief petty officer first class and chief petty officer second class.
chief petty officer first class noun: A warrant officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above chief petty officer second class.
chief petty officer second class noun: A warrant officer in the Royal Canadian Navy, ranking above petty officer first class and below chief petty officer first class.
chief priest noun: Synonym of head priest.
chief rent noun: An annual charge on certain freehold properties in England.
chief scientist noun: A title and role in research institutes for a high-ranking scientist
chief super noun: Clipping of chief superintendent.
chief superintendent noun: A senior police officer rank, positioned above a superintendent and below an assistant chief constable.
chief technical officer noun: Alternative form of chief technology officer.
chief technological officer noun: Alternative form of chief technology officer.
chief technology officer noun: An executive responsible for the technological development and often the overall technical infrastructure of the products of a business, typically directly...
chief warrant officer noun: Military rank used in some countries denoting a senior or head warrant officer.
chiefage noun: A tribute by the chief; a kind of poll tax.
chiefdom noun: The role or status of chief.
chiefery noun: The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chiefess noun /tʃiːˈfɛs/: Synonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
chiefhood noun: The state of being a chief.
chiefie noun: A chief.
chiefless adjective: Without a chief; leaderless.
chieflessness noun: Absence of a chief.
chiefling noun: A little or petty chief.
chiefly adjective, adverb /ˈtʃiːf.li/: Especially or primarily; above all.
chiefness noun: Quality of being chief, or principal.
chiefrie noun: A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
chiefry noun: A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
chiefship noun: The role or position of a chief.
chieftain noun /ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/: A leader of a clan or tribe.
chieftaincy noun /ˈtʃiːftənsi/: The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftaindom noun: Synonym of chiefdom (all senses)
chieftainess noun: A female chieftain.
chieftainly adjective: Befitting a chieftain.
chieftainry noun: The role or status of chieftain.
chieftainship noun: The state of being a chieftain
chieftess noun: Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain or the wife of a chief.
Chieh noun: Alternative form of Jie (“Jie people”).
Chieko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
chiel noun: Alternative form of chield.
chield noun: A man; a fellow, chap.
Chiemgauer noun: A regional currency used in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany, pegged to the euro and intended to promote local commerce and non-profits.
Chien proper noun: A surname from Chinese.
Chien ware noun: Alternative form of Jian ware.
Chieng proper noun: A surname from Chinese
chiengora noun: Dog hair used as a textile.
Chieri proper noun: A comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
Chieti proper noun: A city and comune, the capital of the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy.
chiev noun: Clipping of achievement.
chievance noun: An unlawful bargain; trade in which money is extorted as discount.
Chieveley proper noun: A village and civil parish north of Newbury, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4773).
chievo noun: Alternative form of cheevo.
Chifeng proper noun: A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
chiff noun: The characteristic sound made as part of the attack of certain notes on the organ.
chiffarobe noun: Alternative form of chifforobe.
chiffchaff interjection, noun /ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/: A small, common warbler, of species Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.
chifferobe noun: Alternative spelling of chifforobe.
chiffon noun /ʃɪˈfɑn/: A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk,...
chiffon cake noun: A very light cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and flavourings.
chiffon pie noun: A pie with a light, airy filling typically made from meringue thickened with gelatin.
chiffonade noun, verb /ʃɪfəˈnɑːd/: A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
chiffong noun: chiffon
chiffonier noun /ˌʃɪf.əˈnɪə/: A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
chiffonlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of chiffon.
chiffonnier noun: Alternative form of chiffonier.
chiffony adjective: Resembling or characteristic of chiffon material.
chifforobe noun /ˈʃɪfəˌɹoʊb/: A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers.
chiffre noun: A figure or motif (short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated).
chifir noun: A very strong black tea made by a special method popular in Russian prisons
Chifley proper noun: A surname
chiflik noun: A kind of hereditary landholding in the Ottoman Empire.
chifteteli noun: Alternative form of tsifteteli.
chiftlik noun: Alternative form of chiflik.
chig interjection, noun, verb: To chew.
Chigasaki proper noun: A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
chigetai noun: Alternative form of dziggetai.
chigger noun /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/: A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
chigger weed noun: Asclepias tuberosa, a North American milkweed.
chigi noun: In Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto shrine roofs.
chigirtma noun: A series of Azerbaijani food: qiymə-çığırtma, çığırtma plov, toyuq çığırtması etc.
chignolin noun: A synthetic decapeptide that folds into a beta-hairpin structure in water.
chignon noun /ʃɪnˈjɒn/: A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chignoned adjective: Arranged in a chignon.
chignonned adjective: Alternative form of chignoned.
chigoe noun /ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/: A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and...
chigoe flea noun: The chigoe (Tunga penetrans)
chigre noun: Dated form of chigoe.
chiguire noun: Synonym of capybara.
chigutisaurid noun: Any extinct amphibian in the family Chigutisauridae.
Chigwell proper noun: A town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4393).
Chigwellian noun: A person from Chigwell
Chihalis noun: Alternative spelling of Chehalis.
Chiharu proper noun /t͡ʃiˈhɑɹu/: A female given name from Japanese
Chihiro proper noun: A unisex given name from Japanese.
chihuahua noun /t͡ʃɪ.waʊ(w).ə/: Alternative letter-case form of Chihuahua.
Chihuahua flower noun: Graptopetalum bellum, a succulent plant known for its colorful, star-shaped blossoms and fleshy leaves.
Chihuahua pine noun: A tree of species Pinus leiophylla, found mainly in Mexico.
Chihuahuan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Chihuahuan Desert, Chihuahua State, or Chihuahua City.
Chihuahuan raven noun: Corvus cryptoleucus, a medium-sized, glossy black bird found in the desert grasslands and open country of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
chii noun /t͡ʃiː/: A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile.
chik noun: Alternative form of chick (“window blind or door screen”).
Chika proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
Chikako proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
chikan noun: Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.
chikanda noun: A Zambian dish made from the boiled root tubers of terrestrial orchids.
chikankari noun: A traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India.
chikara noun: An Indian antelope (Gazella bennettii).
chikara gami noun: Sheets of paper used by rikishi to wipe their lips after the ritual cleansing with chikara mizu.
chikara mizu noun: Water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match.
chikee noun: Alternative form of chickee.
chikhirtma noun: A Georgian chicken soup.
chikhor noun: Alternative form of chukar.
chikkor noun: Alternative form of chukar.
Chikmagalur proper noun: A district of Karnataka, India.
chikoo noun: Synonym of sapodilla (“the tree and its fruit”)
chikopek adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheeko pek.
chikor noun: Alternative form of chukar.
chikore noun: Alternative form of chukar.
chiku noun: Alternative form of chikoo (“sapodilla”).
chikunga noun: A sacred ceremonial mask among the Chokwe people of Central Africa, made from barkcloth.
chikungunya noun /t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/: A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.
chikuwa noun: A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan.
chil'ren noun: Pronunciation spelling of children, representing African-American Vernacular English.
chilaca noun: A variety of chili native to Mexico.
chilacayote noun: Any member of the species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes native to and domesticated in the New World, cultivated worldwide in warm climates.
Chilaiditi's sign noun: A radiological finding where part of the colon is interposed between the liver and the diaphragm.
Chilaiditi sign noun: Alternative form of Chilaiditi's sign.
chilam noun: Alternative form of chillum (“marijuana pipe”).
Chilanga proper noun: A town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
chilaquiles noun /ˌt͡ʃi.ləˈki.leɪs/: A traditional Mexican dish of fried tortilla chips topped with salsa.
chilarium noun /kaɪˈlɛəɹi.əm/: Either of a pair of appendages, between the bases of the last pair of walking legs in the horseshoe crab, that prevent the escape of food
Chilas proper noun: The capital of Diamer Division in the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
chilaune noun: The tree Schima wallichii.
Chilaw proper noun: a large town in the Puttalam district, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
chilblain noun /t͡ʃɪlbleɪn/: An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to...
chilblained adjective: Afflicted with a chilblain.
chilblains noun: plural of chilblain
Chilcat noun: Alternative form of Chilkat.
Chilcot proper noun: A surname.
Chilcote proper noun: A surname.
Chilcotin noun /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/: A Native American from that region.
Chilcott proper noun: A surname from Old English.
child noun, verb /tʃaɪld/: A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
child abuse noun /ˈtʃaɪldəbjuːs/: Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage.
child abuser noun: A person guilty of child abuse; someone who has abused a minor.
child actor noun: A child who works as an actor.
child-bearing adjective, noun: Alternative form of childbearing.
child bed noun: Alternative form of childbed.
child benefit noun: A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
child birth noun: Alternative form of childbirth.
child bride noun: A very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.
child car seat noun: Synonym of child safety seat.
child care noun: Alternative form of childcare.
child carrier noun: A device used to carry a child, particularly one holding the child attached to the torso of an adult.
child category noun: Synonym of subcategory.
child-centered adjective: Of education or parenting: focused on each child's individual needs and personality, rather than instilling the same knowledge, morality, etc. into all...
child-crowing noun: A nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis.
child-directed speech noun: Synonym of baby talk.
child endangerment noun: The crime of engaging in conduct, through negligence or by malice, that creates conditions that place a child in danger of physical or psychological injury.
child-free adjective: Of a person or couple, having no children, biological, step, or adopted, as a matter of choice.
child-great adjective: Pregnant.
child groom noun: A very young groom (male who is to be married).
child-in-law noun: A spouse of one's child; a son-in-law or daughter-in-law
child labor noun: Alternative spelling of child labour.
child labour noun: Work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane (for example, long hours, age-inappropriate,...
child language noun: The language spoken by a child who is still in the process of developing verbal skills.
child lifter noun: Child abductor
child-like adjective: Alternative spelling of childlike.
child lock noun: A type of special-purpose lock that when activated, prevents rearseat passengers from opening the doors from the inside.
child marriage noun: The marriage or cohabitation between a minor and an adult or another minor.
child-mind noun, verb: Alternative form of childmind.
child minder noun: Alternative form of childminder.
child molestation noun: Sexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.
child molester noun: Someone who has committed an act of child molestation; someone who has sexually abused a minor.
child-nature noun: The natural behaviour and dispositions of children, as opposed to adults.
child neglect noun: A form of child abuse caused by the denial of basic needs like proper nutrition, care, and love.
child node noun: Synonym of subnode.
child of the kitchen noun: An unskilled kitchen worker assigned to menial tasks.
child of the manse noun: A diligent and industrious person.
child prodigy noun: A highly talented or gifted person at a young age.
child prostitution noun: The use of a child by others for sexual activities in return for remuneration or any other form of consideration.
child-rearing noun: Alternative form of childrearing.
child restraint noun: A safety device, such as a belt, harness, or booster seat, designed to secure a child in a motor vehicle, aeroplane, etc., and protect them from injury in...
child's play noun /ˈt͡ʃaɪldz ˌpleɪ/: Something particularly easy or simple.
child's pose noun: A yoga pose in which a person kneels, and then folds their body forward so that their thighs rest on their calves and their head rests on the floor.
child safety seat noun: A detachable seat intended to provide additional safety to infants and young children when riding in automobiles, now frequently mandated by law.
child seat noun: Synonym of child safety seat (“a car safety restraint designed for infants and young children”).
child sex abuse noun: Alternative form of child sexual abuse.
child sex crime noun: Sexual act involving juvenile victims.
child sex tourism noun: Tourism for the purpose of engaging in the prostitution of children or other forms of child sexual abuse.
child sexual abuse noun: Sexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.
child sexual abuse material noun: Child pornography depicting or created by means of actual sexual abuse of children.
child soldier noun: A child who is made to fight in a military conflict (or at least train for this).
child support noun: The ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an obligor, usually the noncustodial parent, to an obligee, usually the...
CHILD syndrome noun: Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects.
child toucher noun: A child molester.
child trafficking noun: A form of human trafficking that involves the kidnapping of a child for purposes of exploitation.
childbearer noun: One who gives birth to a child.
childbearing adjective, noun: The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
childbed noun /ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/: The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.
childbed fever noun: puerperal fever
childbirth noun /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌbɝθ/: The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy; the process by which it happens.
childbride noun: Alternative spelling of child bride.
childcare noun: The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
childcarer noun: One who works in childcare.
childcaring adjective, noun: Engaged in caring for a child or children, especially one's own.
childcentric adjective: Focused on or oriented toward children.
childcrowing noun: Alternative form of child-crowing.
childe noun /t͡ʃaɪld/: Obsolete form of child.
Childebert proper noun: A male given name from Frankish, of historical usage, equivalent to English Hilbert, notably borne by various Frankish kings.
childed adjective, verb: Having a child.
childer noun /ˈt͡ʃɪldə(ɹ)/: A child.
Childeric proper noun: A male given name of mainly historical use, borne by several kings of the Franks.
childern noun: Pronunciation spelling of children.
childfree adjective: Alternative form of child-free.
childfreeness noun: The quality of being child-free; having no children by choice.
childhood noun /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/: The state of being a child.
childhood autism noun: Synonym of Kanner's syndrome
childhood disintegrative disorder noun /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪv dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/: A rare condition characterized by deterioration of language, social function, and motor skills in a child after normal development for the child's first...
childhood memory noun: A memory formed during childhood.
childhoodless adjective: Without a childhood.
childhoodlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of childhood.
childie noun: an affectionate name for a child
childification noun: The process of making childish.
childing adjective, verb /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪŋ/: Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
childish adjective /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/: Immature in thought or behaviour.
childishly adverb: In a childish manner.
childishness noun /ˈt͡ʃaɪld.ɪʃ.nəs/: The state or characteristic of being childish.
childism noun: Responding to children's particular lived experiences
childkind noun: All children, considered as a group.
childless adjective: Not having any children.
childlessly adverb: In a childless way; without children.
childlessness noun /ˈt͡ʃʰaɪ̯ɫdləs.nəs/: The state of being childless.
childlike adjective /ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/: Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
childlikeness noun: The state or quality of being childlike.
childline noun: A telephone counselling service for children and young people.
childliness noun: The state or quality of being childly.
childling noun: A (little) child.
childlore noun: The folklore or folk culture of children.
childlove noun: Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to children of either sex; paedophilia or hebephilia.
childlover noun: A pedophile, hebephile, or ephebophile.
childly adjective: Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
childmind noun, verb: To look after children while their parents are absent.
childminder noun: A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
childminding noun, verb: the act of looking after a child or children
childness noun: The manner that is characteristic of a child; the quality of being childlike, especially those aspects of childhood that are positive, such as innocence,...
childproof adjective, verb: Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
childproofer noun: One who childproofs.
childraiser noun: A childrearer.
childraising noun: childrearing
childrearer noun: One who rears (cares for and raises) a child.
childrearing noun /ˈt͡ʃaɪldˌɹɪəɹɪŋ/: The raising of children; parenting.
children of Ishmael noun: Muslims, especially those of Arab descent.
children's game noun: Any game typically played by young children without direct involvement of adults.
children's home noun: A home for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. Public, private, and public-private versions exist in...
children's hospital noun: A hospital which offers its services exclusively to children and adolescents.
children's rights noun: The rights of special protection and care afforded to minors.
Children's stick insect noun: A large Eastern Australian stick insect of the species Tropidoderus childrenii.
children's table noun: Synonym of kiddie table.
children should be seen and not heard proverb: Children should behave well and be quiet, especially in the presence of adults.
childrenite noun: A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
childrenless adjective: Childless.
childrenswear noun: clothing for children; children's wear.
Childress proper noun: A surname.
childsafe adjective: Safe for children; childproof or child-friendly.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.