### Question
Can you define what child means?


### Answer
**Child** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 1382c*:

> an individual who is neither married nor (as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security) the head of a household, and who is (1) under the age of eighteen, or (2) under the age of twenty-two and (as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security) a student regularly attending a school, college, or university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare him for gainful employment

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1382c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER XVI-SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED > Part A-Determination of Benefits**

