Children - English meaning

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…

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

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…

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.

noun

A very young child or baby.

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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.

noun

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

abbreviation

June.

Written abbreviation for june

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.

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

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

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).

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

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.

noun

A young child who is just beginning to walk.

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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?

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.

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…