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child

1

[ chahyld ]

noun

plural children
  1. a person between birth and puberty or full growth:

    books for children.

  2. a son or daughter; offspring considered with regard to parents:

    All my children are married.

  3. a baby or infant:

    A child of six months can recognize family members.

  4. a human fetus:

    My sister is seven months pregnant with a healthy child.

  5. a childish person:

    He's such a child about money.

  6. a descendant:

    a child of an ancient breed.

  7. any person or thing regarded as the product or result of particular agencies, influences, etc.:

    Abstract art is a child of the 20th century.

  8. a person regarded as conditioned or marked by a given circumstance, situation, etc.:

    a child of poverty; a child of famine.

  9. British Dialect, Archaic. a female infant.
  10. Archaic. childe.


Child

2

[ chahyld ]

noun

  1. Julia, 1912–2004, U.S. gourmet cook, author, and television personality.
  2. Lydia Maria (Francis), 1802–80, U.S. author, abolitionist, and social reformer.

child

/ ³Ùʃ²¹Éª±ô»å /

noun

    1. a boy or girl between birth and puberty
    2. ( as modifier )

      child labour

  1. a baby or infant
  2. an unborn baby paedo-
  3. with child
    another term for pregnant
  4. a human offspring; a son or daughter filial
  5. a childish or immature person
  6. a member of a family or tribe; descendant

    a child of Israel

  7. a person or thing regarded as the product of an influence or environment

    a child of nature

  8. dialect.
    a female infant
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦³ó¾±±ô»å±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
  • ˈ³¦³ó¾±±ô»å±ô²â, adjective
  • ˈ³¦³ó¾±±ô»å±ô±ð²õ²õness, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó¾±±ô»å·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³¦³ó¾±±ô»å·±ô±ð²õ²õ·ness noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of child1

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai “w´Ç³¾²úâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of child1

Old English cild; related to Gothic kilthei womb, Sanskrit jathara belly, jartu womb
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. with child, pregnant:

    She's with child.

More idioms and phrases containing child

In addition to the idiom beginning with child , also see second childhood .
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Example Sentences

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“He was like, ‘This is from your accident when you were a child.

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The five-time Oscar nominee and her husband, theater director Thomas Kail, reportedly welcomed their latest child together via surrogate more than a month ago.

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He also had two children, and, of course, a real pandemic occurred, further delaying his plans.

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Mr Bourne, 51, spent five years offering self-defence classes to children and young people for free, and continued to coach some clients on a private basis.

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"It's a great idea but it doesn't go far enough and only covers children up to school age," she said.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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