cowchild

noun

Etymology

From cow + child, after cowboy and cowgirl.

  1. derived from *gel-
  2. derived from *ǵelt-
  3. inherited from *kelþaz
  4. inherited from *kilþ
  5. inherited from ċild
  6. inherited from child
  7. compounded as cowchild — “cow + child

Definitions

  1. A child who is a cowboy or cowgirl.

    • And for the urban cowchild, Walker’s has infant boots, starting at $12.95.
    • A modern horse fair for West Side cowchildren is the feature of this play area, subsidized by the J. M. Kaplan Fund to enliven otherwise pedestrian public housing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA