"knave child" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈknaːv(ə)ˌt͡ʃiːld/ Forms: knave children [plural], knave childre [plural]
Etymology: From knave + child. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|knave|child}} knave + child Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} knave child, {{enm-noun|pl=knave children|pl2=knave childre}} knave child (plural knave children or knave childre)
  1. male offspring; son Categories (topical): Children, Family, Male, People
    Sense id: en-knave_child-enm-noun-nkaB1kho Disambiguation of Children: 51 13 36 Disambiguation of Family: 54 5 41 Disambiguation of Male: 62 38 0 Disambiguation of People: 47 7 46 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 53 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 8 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 5 13
  2. boy, lad, male child
    Sense id: en-knave_child-enm-noun-DOugHb~p
  3. baby, infant Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-knave_child-enm-noun-trRcUFrc Disambiguation of People: 47 7 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cnavechild, cnave child, knave childe, knave chyld, knawe chyld, knaf child, knaw chylde, knaf-chiȝld

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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