The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POPPET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result POPPET
- Sweet child, tell me, what might you do with that balloon?
- Dear writer of verses has penned two pages
- Dad’s favourite child?
- Sweet child – dad’s favourite
- Sweet child, writer of verse keeping very quiet
- Dad’s favourite little child
- Sweetheart writer’s keeping very quiet
- Dearest dad’s bad mood
- Pages penned by writer in verse for sweetheart
- Daddy's favourite little child
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The straight part
We know that "little child" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case little child = poppet.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does POPPET mean?
POPPET noun- (term of endearment) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
- (term of endearment) A young woman or girl.
- The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
- A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
- One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
- An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.