how to apply a transition to a child element when hovering over parent element

CSS
.parent {
    background: red;
}
.child {
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 0;
    background: blue;
    -webkit-transition: all .8s ease;
    -moz-transition: all .8s ease;
    -ms-transition: all .8s ease;
    -o-transition: all .8s ease;
    transition: all .8s ease;
    color: white;
}
.parent:hover > .child {
    height: 30px;
    display: block;
}
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