subentry; sub-headword
Used in dictionary contexts to refer to a subentry or a headword listed under a main entry. Contrasts with 親見出し (main entry).
See also: 親見出し
In this dictionary, several subentries are listed under the main entry.
Compound of 子 (child, sub-) and 見出し (heading, entry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in lexicography.