password child noun [C] UK /ˈpɑːs.wɜːd tʃaɪld/ US /ˈpæs.wɝːd tʃaɪld/ a humorous way of referring to a parent’s favourite child, supposedly because the parent will often use the name of that child as a computer password It’s common knowledge that older parents are notoriously bad at remembering passwords, which is probably why they use the … Continue reading New words – 12 June 2023