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child BrE / tʃaɪld /  NAmE / tʃaɪld / Native audio playback is not supported. child(noun)BrE / tʃaɪld /  NAmE / tʃaɪld / a young human who is not yet an adulta child of three/a three-year-old childmen, women and childrenan unborn childnot suitable for young childrenI lived in London as a child.a child stara son or daughter of any agesee also godchildhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/godchildThey have three grown-up children.a support group for adult children of alcoholicsThey can't have children.a person who is strongly influenced by the ideas and attitudes of a particular time or persona child of the 90san adult who behaves like a child and is not mature or responsibleto be very easy to do, so not even a child would find it difficultto be pregnantSee related entries: Pregnancyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/pregnancy/child_2Extra ExamplesAfter they divorced, he refused to pay child support.Children grow up so quickly!He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children.He’s always been a problem child.How many children do you have?It was a bit lonely being an only child.My father died while I was still a small child.She couldn’t imagine the pain of losing a child at birth.She didn’t have her first child until she was nearly forty.She works in a centre for delinquent children.Teaching is particularly difficult when a class contains both slow and bright children.The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it.Their first child was born with a rare heart condition.There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city.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.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 parentsa school for gifted childrenan organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn childbig with childgood food for growing childrentax concessions for families with dependent childrenthe bastard child of romantic fiction and horror.the emotional connections which ensure healthy child developmenttherapy for sexually abused childrenAll the children learn to swim from an early age.She was a child star but never made it as an adult.The book is aimed at the parents of pre-school children.The film is not suitable for young children.a child of three/a three-year-old childHe took the children to Disneyland.I’m an only child.Will you put the children to bedWord OriginOld 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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(noun) a child of three/a three-year-old childmen, women and childrenan unborn childnot suitable for young children Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=child This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	child
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / tʃaɪld / NAmE / tʃaɪld /
Example	a child of three/a three-year-old child men, women and children an unborn child not suitable for young children
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=child
Content	child (noun)BrE / tʃaɪld / NAmE / tʃaɪld / a young human who is not yet an adult a child of three/a three-year-old child men, women and children an unborn child not suitable for young children I lived in London as a child. a child star 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. a person who is strongly influenced by the ideas and attitudes of a particular time or person a child of the 90s an adult who behaves like a child and is not mature or responsible to be very easy to do, so not even a child would find it difficult to be pregnant See related entries: Pregnancy https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/pregnancy/child_2 Extra Examples After they divorced, he refused to pay child support. Children grow up so quickly! He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children. He’s always been a problem child. How many children do you have? It was a bit lonely being an only child. My father died while I was still a small child. She couldn’t imagine the pain of losing a child at birth. She didn’t have her first child until she was nearly forty. She works in a centre for delinquent children. Teaching is particularly difficult when a class contains both slow and bright children. The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it. Their first child was born with a rare heart condition. There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city. 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. 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 an organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn child big with child good food for growing children tax concessions for families with dependent children the bastard child of romantic fiction and horror. the emotional connections which ensure healthy child development therapy for sexually abused children All the children learn to swim from an early age. She was a child star but never made it as an adult. The book is aimed at the parents of pre-school children. The film is not suitable for young children. a child of three/a three-year-old child He took the children to Disneyland. I’m an only child. Will you put the children to bed 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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Child Tʃaɪld Young Three/A Three Year Old Unborn Suitable Adult

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