The Child

The card

A child stands on the card, small in scale and relaxed, with nothing threatening nearby.

Traditional meaning

Traditionally the Child is a child, and also a new beginning and innocence.

How to read it

The Child is "just begun, still small". A new project, a new romance, a new idea — plenty of potential, not much weight yet. It also makes the card next to it smaller and lighter, which softens a difficult neighbour. And it does, straightforwardly, mean children.

In context

Love

A relationship just budding, or a matter involving children.

Work

Newly in the field, a project at the starting line, a newcomer who still needs guidance.

Timing

Just starting; it needs time to grow.

Common combinations

• The Child + The Heart · First love, or liking someone simply
• The Child + The Coffin · Starting early and ending early, or bad news about a child
• The Child + The Tree · Growing slowly, raised over the long term
• The Child + The Stork · Pregnancy, or a change involving a child
• The Child + The House · A child in the family, or a new household
• The Child + The Fish · A small sum, or spending on a child
• The Child + The Fox · New to the field, still needing guidance
• The Child + The Book · Just starting to learn, not yet in
• The Child + The Mountain · Blocked from the start; it cannot grow
• The Child + The Sun · A new start that goes well throughout