A child that is soft, or tender; (K;) as also ↓شَدَخٌ: (IAar, L:) or غُلَامٌ شَادِخٌ signifies a youth: (A:) according to IAar, a boy is called جَفْرٌ; then, يَافِعٌ; then, ↓شَدَخٌ; then, مُطَبِّخٌ; and then, كَوْكَبٌ. (TA. [See also مُطَبِّخٌ.])
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-A2- Also A thing, or an affair, deviating from the right course, aim, or scope, (K, TA,) or from its [proper] way. (AO, TA.)