Child - English meaning

tʃaɪld

Child – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
Usage examples:
She'd been playing tennis since she was a child
Synonims:
YoungsterYoung oneLittle oneBoyGirlBabyNewbornInfantToddlerSchoolboySchoolgirlAdolescentTeenagerYouthYoung manYoung womanYoung ladyYoung personYoung adultJuvenileMinorJun

noun
A person from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age
Usage examples:
Jan has a three-year-old child and two school-age children., now in their 60s, jerome and sally hav…

noun
A boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age
Usage examples:
An eight-year-old child, as a child i didn't eat vegetables., a small group of children waited outs…

noun
An adult who behaves badly, like a badly behaved child
Usage examples:
He's such a child if he doesn't get his own way.

noun
Someone who has been very influenced by a particular period or situation
Usage examples:
Me, i'm a child of the 60s.

Child translation into English

Child: translate from English into Chinese

孩子, 儿童, 子, 小孩, 小孩子, 子女, 儿, 幼儿, 童, 婴儿, 孩, 幼, 儿女, 娃娃, 娃, 囝, 稚子, 孺, 孥, 小孩儿

Child: translate from English into Dutch

Kind, Jong, Wicht, Afstammeling, Loot

Child: translate from English into French

Enfant, Fils, Fille, Petit, Fillette, Gamin, Gosse, Fruit, Produit

Child: translate from English into German

Kind, Nachkomme

Child: translate from English into Hindi

बच्चा, शिशु, बालक, बच्ची, संतान, वंशज, वंशधर, जन्माना, सन्तान, बालिका

Child: translate from English into Italian

Bambino, Figlio, Bambina, Fanciullo, Bimbo, Piccolo, Piccino

Child: translate from English into Korean

어린이, 아이, 자식, 자손, 어린애, 소인, 소산, 어린애 같은 사람, 제자, 태어난 사람, 도련님

Child: translate from English into Russian

Ребенок, Дитя, Сын, Малыш, Младенец, Потомок, Детище, Дочь, Чадо, Порождение, Отпрыск, Генерирование

Child: translate from English into Spanish

Niño, Hijo, Chico, Pequeño, Crío, Peque

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 synonims

adolescent

ˌæd.əˈles.ənt

adjective
(of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
Usage examples:
Many parents find it hard to understand their adolescent children

noun
An adolescent boy or girl.
Usage examples:
The books are aimed at children and adolescents

adjective
Between the ages of a child and an adult
Usage examples:
The two adolescent boys made their mother very tired., [ c ] he had an unhappy adolescence., i teac…

Adolescent - all meanings in English

baby

ˈbeɪ.bi

noun
A very young child.
Usage examples:
His wife's just had a baby

adjective
Comparatively small or immature of its kind.
Usage examples:
A baby version of the oxford movement

verb
Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.
Usage examples:
Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

Baby - all meanings in English

boy

bɔɪ

noun
A male child or youth.
Usage examples:
A four-year-old boy

exclamation
Used to express strong feelings, especially of excitement or admiration.
Usage examples:
Oh boy, that's wonderful!

noun
A male child or, more generally, a male of any age
Usage examples:
A teenage/adolescent boy, as a young boy, my father used to walk three miles to school., you've bee…

Boy - all meanings in English

girl

ɡɜːl

noun
A female child.
Usage examples:
A six-year-old girl

noun
A female child or, more generally, a female of any age
Usage examples:
Two little girls showed us around the kindergarten., the girls’ basketball team is undefeated., we …

noun
A female child or young woman, especially one still at school
Usage examples:
Two girls showed us round the classrooms.

Girl - all meanings in English

infant

ˈɪn.fənt

noun
A very young child or baby.
Usage examples:
Healthy infants

noun
A baby or a very young child
Usage examples:
Newborn infant the most important thing is for parents to spend time with their newborn infant.

noun
A student at an infant school
Usage examples:
Jenny is a top-year infant now.

Infant - all meanings in English

jun

noun
A monetary unit of north korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

abbreviation
June.

Written abbreviation for june

Jun - all meanings in English

juvenile

ˈdʒuː.vən.aɪl

adjective
For or relating to young people.
Usage examples:
Juvenile crime

noun
A young person.
Usage examples:
It promises efforts to correct behavioural problems among juveniles and to adopt changes to educati…

adjective
Of, by, or for a young person who is not yet an adult
Usage examples:
He studied both adult and juvenile crime.

Juvenile - all meanings in English

minor

adjective
Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
Usage examples:
She requested a number of minor alterations

noun
A person under the age of full legal responsibility.
Usage examples:
The court would take account of the minor's wishes

verb
Short for minor suit.
Usage examples:
A bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors

Minor - all meanings in English

newborn

adjective
(of a child or animal) recently or just born.
Usage examples:
A picture of the happy couple and their newborn baby

noun
A recently born child or animal.
Usage examples:
She's incapable of looking after a newborn

adjective
Having recently been born
Usage examples:
A newborn baby

Newborn - all meanings in English

schoolboy

noun
A boy attending school.
Usage examples:
Schoolboy cricketers

noun
A boy who goes to school
Usage examples:
He recalled that he had a schoolboy crush on her (= liked her very much when he was a schoolboy).

Schoolboy - all meanings in English

schoolgirl

noun
A girl attending school.
Usage examples:
If you're not among the 1,000 english and french private schoolgirls who attend classes at villa ma…

noun
A girl who goes to school

Schoolgirl - all meanings in English

teenager

noun
A person aged between 13 and 19 years.
Usage examples:
As a teenager she discovered she had a talent for dance

noun
A person who is 13 through 19 years old
Usage examples:
They have two teenage sons.

Teenager - all meanings in English

toddler

noun
A young child who is just beginning to walk.
Usage examples:
Primary school children and even toddlers as young as two have been caught starting fires.

noun
A young child, esp. one just learning to walk
Usage examples:
Are these toys suitable for toddlers?

Toddler - all meanings in English

youngster

ˈjʌŋ.stər

noun
A child, young person, or young animal.
Usage examples:
Members are organising a transport survey to find out how youngsters get to school.

noun
A young person, usually an older child
Usage examples:
The scheme is for youngsters between the ages of ten and 16.

Youngster - all meanings in English

youth

juːθ

noun
The period between childhood and adult age.
Usage examples:
He had been a keen sportsman in his youth

noun
The period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young
Usage examples:
I was a fairly good football player in my youth., the first volume is the author's account of his m…

noun
The time when something is new or not fully developed
Usage examples:
It's hard to believe that such an influential film could have been made when cinema was still in it…

Youth - all meanings in English

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