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If the kanji for child is 子 why is 子供 also child? In which cases would I say
one vs the other?
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When saying "was not a child" should I say 子供じゃなかった or 子じゃなかった?
子供 means kids or children in general.

子, apart from kid or child, can also mean "son" or "daughter". So if you
say「子じゃなかった」sometimes it means he/she isn't my/your... son/daugther.

In the case of your question, you should say 「子供じゃなかった」. That means "he/she
was not a child".
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