Meanings
nounmoonchild (plural moonchildren)
plural moonchildren · alternative moon-child · alternative moon child
- euphemisticastrologyA Cancerian.
The punk icon and bottle-blond beauty is a moonchild who, like most Cancer women, has a "heart of glass."
2007, Holiday Mathis, Rock Your Stars: Your Astrological Guide to Getting It All
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Origin
From moon + child, because the ruling planet of Cancer is the Moon. The term is used to avoid the negative connotations of the word cancer.
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APA
moonchild. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonchild
MLA
“moonchild.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonchild. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonchild,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonchild.
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