შვილი

Etymology
From ; see below for more.

Noun

 * 1) child
 * 2) offspring of an animal
 * 3)  child one born in, or considered a product of the culture of, a place

Usage notes
Unlike English child, the Georgian word შვილი does not show age at all, it only indicates parent-child ties. Therefore, one cannot use an expression equivalent to he's only a child using this particular word, ბავშვი should be used instead.

Etymology
From, derived from verbal stem  by adding the participate affix , hence, it can be viewed as a , where root  is deleted due to the following. See the reconstructions for more.

Noun

 * 1) child, son, daughter