child vs flock

child

noun
  • A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). 

  • One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter. 

  • The thirteenth Lenormand card. 

  • A kid aged 1 to 11 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 month to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 12 years to 18 years. 

  • A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age. 

  • Anything derived from or caused by something. 

  • A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another. 

  • A subordinate node of a tree. 

flock

verb
  • To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow. 

  • To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap. 

  • To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles. 

  • To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers. 

noun
  • A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals. 

  • Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose. 

  • A large number of people. 

  • A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration. 

  • Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.herd/flock 

  • Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding. 

  • A religious congregation. 

  • A lock of wool or hair. 

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