παῖς
I. in relation to Descent, "a child", whether "son or daughter", Il.:— παῖς παιδός "a child's child, grandchild", id=Il.; Ἀγήνορος παῖδες ἐκ παίδων Eur.;—of animals, Aesch.
2. metaph., ἀμπέλου παῖς, i. e. wine, Pind.
3. periphr., δυστήνων παῖδες (v. sub δύστηνος); οἱ Λυδῶν παῖδες, "sons" of the Lydians, i. e. the Lydians, Hdt.; π. Ἑλλήνων Aesch.; οἱ Ἀσκληπιοῦ π. i. e. physicians, Plat., etc.
II. in relation to Age, "a child", either "a boy, youth, lad", or "a girl, maiden", Hom., etc.; with another Subst., παῖς συφορβός "a boy-" swineherd, Il.: —ἐκ παιδός from "a child", Plat.; ἐκ παίδων or παίδων εὐθύς id=Plat.; εὐθὺς ἐκ παίδων ἐξελθών Dem.
III. in relation to Condition, "a slave, servant, man or maid", Aesch., Ar., etc.