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40d:Children
In fortress mode, dwarves will get married and have children. This doesn't happen too often though. Children will not work, but have been known to be able to enter a strange mood.
Children will grow into adults after twelve years, and can then be designated work-tasks like normal dwarves. Children who immigrate to your fortress might be any age from 2 to 12, so you might not have to wait that long for immigrant children to mature.
Children are also the target of goblin snatchers, who will sneak into your fortress and try to kidnap the young dwarf in a sack.