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Word3 child
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /tʃaɪld/ /tʃaɪld/
Example
  • a child of 3/a 3-year-old child
  • men, women and children
  • an organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn child
  • the film is not suitable for young children.
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child

(noun)/tʃaɪld/ /tʃaɪld/
  1. a young human who is not yet an adult
    • SEE ALSO brainchild
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/brainchild
    • a child of 3/a 3-year-old child
    • men, women and children
    • an organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn child
    • The film is not suitable for young children.
    • I lived in London as a child.
    • She was a child star but never made it as an adult.

    Extra Examples

    • Children grow up so quickly!
    • He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children.
    • He's always been a problem child.
    • My father died while I was still a small child.
    • She works in a centre for delinquent children.
    • The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it.
    • There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city.
    • What a precocious child—reading Jane Austen at the age of ten!
    • You can't spoil a child by giving it all the affection it wants.
    • a child custody dispute between divorced parents
    • a school for gifted children
    • good food for growing children
    • tax concessions for families with dependent children
    • the emotional connections which ensure healthy child development
    • All the children learn to swim from an early age.
    • The book is aimed at the parents of pre-school children.
    • He took the children to Disneyland.
    • Will you put the children to bed?
    • It has been her dream since she was a child.
    • A family ticket (two adults and two children) costs £30.
    • The product was developed with parents and children in mind.
    • All of her children and grandchildren were at the party.
    • timeless images of mother and child
    • Entrance is free for children.
    • The organization helps seriously ill children and their families.
    • a campaign to increase dairy consumption among children
    • You're behaving like a child.
    • He taught the children about the importance of nutrition and exercise.
    • The law is in place to protect children.
    • Arts Umbrella educates children in the visual and performing arts.
    • In a small child, learning happens with repetition.
    • All children under the age of 11 were given free admission.
    • Children learn in different ways.
    • She works as an illustrator of children's books.
    • She grew up in children's homes and foster care
    • Fair Trade Certified means that men and women receive equal wages and that no child labor is used.
    • All staff are aware of child protection issues.
    • The government is aiming to halve child poverty in the next five years.
    • Local authorities have the responsibility for child welfare.
    • Child soldiers were used by all sides during the 14-year civil war.
    • They try to establish positive relationships with the children in their care.
    • parents of children with special needs
    • With the right support most children with special educational needs can be included successfully at a mainstream school.
  2. a son or daughter of any age
    • SEE ALSO godchild
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/godchild
    • They have three grown-up children.
    • a support group for adult children of alcoholics
    • They can't have children.

    Extra Examples

    • She didn't have her first child until she was nearly forty.
    • She couldn't imagine the pain of losing a child at birth.
    • Their first child was born with a rare heart condition.
    • They are expecting a child in June.
    • We had trouble conceiving our first child.
    • We have three teenage children.
    • We've got three teenage children.
    • Once the children left home, they moved overseas.
    • They have two children aged 21 and 17.
    • Most parents tend to raise their children in much the same way they were raised.
    • When they moved abroad, they sent their children to boarding school.
    • My parents are coming to help take care of the children.
    • They share custody of their two young children.
    • They moved to the country after the birth of their child.
    • They tried to control their children's lives.
  3. a person who is strongly influenced by the ideas and attitudes of a particular time or person
    • a child of the 90s
  4. an adult who behaves like a child and is not mature or responsible
  5. to be very easy to do, so not even a child would find it difficult
  6. to be pregnant
    • big with child

    Word Origin

    • Old English cild, of Germanic origin. The Middle English plural childer or childre became childeren or children by association with plurals ending in -en, such as brethren.
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