child

🇺🇸 /tʃaɪld/ 🇬🇧 /tʃaɪld/
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Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A1
noun
A1

a young person who is not yet an adult

The child played in the park with friends.

A1

a son or daughter of any age

Their child is now grown up and has a family.

R

a person shaped by a certain time or ideas

As a child of the digital age, she loves technology.

R

an adult who acts in a childish way

He is such a child when he doesn't get his way.

translation

n. a young person who is not yet an adult; a son or daughter of any age; a person shaped by a certain time or ideas; an adult who acts in a childish way

Word Forms

Plural children