Dreaming of
Child

A healthy, laughing child in a dream means joyful events, luck, and the fulfilment of wishes. A sick child means worry about loved ones and possible disappointments. Finding a child — unexpectedly pleasant news. Losing a child in a dream — fear of missing an important opportunity. A crying child — small upsets and the need to attend to something long put off.

Vanga considered a child in a dream a symbol of purity and new possibilities. A beautiful, healthy child — bright changes and joy. A stranger's child held in your arms — responsibility you are about to take on. A child calling for help — someone close needs your support right now.

Freud viewed a child in a dream as a symbol of the 'inner child' — that part of the personality needing acceptance and care. The birth of a child in a dream — a symbol of a new idea or project being born in the subconscious. The loss of a child — fear of the new or of unrealised potential. A stranger's child — interest in another's experience and way of life.

Nostradamus saw in a child a symbol of the future and the fate of generations. A newborn in a dream — a radically new stage in life or in one's affairs. A child playing in nature — a favourable period without serious threats. A sick or injured child — a warning: something precious needs protection right now.

For Hasse, children in a dream symbolise life force and joy. Many children around — animation, bustle, and pleasant concerns. A child giving you something — an unexpected gift of fate. A child saying something adult — wise advice coming from an unexpected source.

Tsvetkov interpreted a beautiful child as a symbol of luck and happiness. Holding a child in one's arms — joyful duties and responsibility. Feeding a child — care that will be repaid many times over. A child you lose in a crowd — anxiety about someone close and the feeling of not keeping up with events.