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child

(chīld)

n. pl. chil·dren (chĭl′drən)

a. A person between birth and puberty.

b. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority.

a. An unborn infant; a fetus.

b. An infant; a baby.

3. One who is childish or immature.

4. A son or daughter; an offspring.

5. A member of a tribe; descendant: children of Abraham.

a. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance: a child of nature; a child of the Sixties.

b. A product or result of something specified: "Times Square is a child of the 20th century" (Richard F. Shepard).

Idiom:

with child

Pregnant.

[Middle English, from Old English cild.]

child′less adj.

child′less·ness n.

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child

(tʃaɪld)

n, pl children

a. a boy or girl between birth and puberty

b. (as modifier): child labour.

2. a baby or infant

3. an unborn baby.

4. with child another term for pregnant

5. a human offspring; son or daughter.

6. a childish or immature person

7. a member of a family or tribe; descendant: a child of Israel.

8. a person or thing regarded as the product of an influence or environment: a child of nature.

9. dialect Midland English and Western English a female infant

[Old English cild; related to Gothic kilthei womb, Sanskrit jathara belly, jartu womb]

ˈchildless adj

ˈchildlessness n

ˈchildly adj

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child

(tʃaɪld)

n., pl. chil•dren.

1. a person between birth and full growth; a young boy or girl.

2. a son or daughter.

3. a baby or infant.

4. a human fetus.

5. a person who behaves in a childish manner.

6. a descendant.

7. any person or thing regarded as the product of particular circumstances or influences: children of poverty.

8. Archaic. childe.

Idioms:

1. great or big with child, (of a human female) being in the late stages of pregnancy.

2. with child, (of a human female) pregnant.

[before 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai womb]

child′less, adj.

child′less•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	child - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, tyke, fry child's body - the body of a human child juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed bairn - a child: son or daughter buster - a robust child changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous kiddy - a young child orphan - a child who has lost both parents peanut - a young child who is small for his age poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" sprog - a child bambino, toddler, yearling, tot - a young child urchin - poor and often mischievous city child street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
	2.	child - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" kid family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" army brat - the child of a career officer of the United States Army babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" female offspring - a child who is female male offspring, man-child - a child who is male offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" stepchild - a child of your spouse by a former marriage parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
	3.	child - an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!" baby individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	4.	child - a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel" descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

child

noun

1. youngster, baby, kid (informal), minor, infant, babe, juvenile, toddler, tot, wean (Scot.), little one, brat, bairn (Scot.), suckling, nipper (informal), chit, babe in arms, sprog (slang), munchkin (informal, chiefly U.S.), rug rat (slang), nursling, littlie (Austral. informal), ankle-biter (Austral. slang) This film is not suitable for children.

2. offspring, issue, descendant, progeny How many children do you have?

Related words
adjective filial
prefix paedo-

Quotations
"Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life" [Sophocles Phaedra]
"The child is father of the man" [William Wordsworth My Heart Leaps Up]
"Your children are not your children."
"They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself."
"They came through you but not from you"
"And though they are with you yet they belong not to you" [Kahlil Gibran The Prophet]
"Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them" [Sigmund Freud The Interpretation of Dreams]
"Making terms with reality, with things as they are, is a full-time business for the child" [Milton R. Sapirstein Paradoxes of Everyday Life]

Proverbs
"Children should be seen and not heard"
"Little children, little sorrows; big children, great sorrows"

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child

noun

1. A young person between birth and puberty:

bud, innocent, juvenile, moppet, tot, youngster.

Informal: kid.

Scots: bairn.

2. One who is not yet legally of age:

juvenile.

Law: infant, minor.

3. A guileless, unsophisticated person:

babe, ingénue, innocent, naive.

Idiom: babe in the woods.

4. One descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:

descendant, offspring, progeny, scion.

Translations

kind

طِفْلطِفلٌوَلَ

nen

dítědcera

barn

Kind

παιδί τέκνο

idoinfano

niño hijohijo/ainfante niña

laps

lapsi

enfant môme

dijetečedo

gyerekgyermek

anak

barn

bambino bimbo fanciulla fanciullesco fanciullo

子供

아이

filiafiliusinfanspuer

bevaikisgimdymaskaip vaikasvaikasvaikiškai

bērns

kind

barn

dziecko

criança filha filho menina menino

fiicăfiu

ребёнок чадо дитя дочерний ребенок

otrok

čedodete

barn

mtoto

เด็ก

çocukevlât

đứa trẻ

儿子或女儿孩子小孩

child

[tʃaɪld]

A. N (children (pl)) → niño/a m/f; (= son/daughter) → hijo/a m/f (Jur) (= non-adult) → menor mf
I have known him since he was a child → lo conozco desde niño
to be with child (o.f.) → estar encinta
to get sb with child (o.f.) → dejar a algn encinta
it's child's play → es un juego de niños

B. CPD child abuse N (with violence) → malos tratos mpl a niños; (sexual) → abuso m sexual de niños
child abuser N (with violence) persona que maltrata a un niño; (sexual) persona que abusa sexualmente de un niño
child benefit N → subsidio m familiar (por hijos)
child guidance N → psicopedagogía f
child guidance centre N → centro m psicopedagógico
child labour, child labor (US) N → trabajo m de menores
child lock N (on door) → cerradura f de seguridad para niños
child prodigy N → niño/a m/f prodigio
children's home N → centro m de acogida de menores
children's literature N → literatura f infantil
child welfare N → protección f a or de la infancia

CHILDREN IN NEED

La organización benéfica Children in Need (Niños Necesitados), fundada por la BBC en 1972, recauda dinero en beneficio de los niños necesitados en el Reino Unido y en el extranjero. Se la conoce sobre todo por los telethons (telemaratones) que organiza anualmente: los programas de TV en los que se invita a los televidentes a llamar para hacer donativos y a organizar sus propias campañas de ayuda para niños enfermos, minusválidos, pobres, etc.

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child

[ˈtʃaɪld] [children] [ˈtʃɪldrən] (pl) n → enfant mf
all the children → tous les enfantschild abduction n → enlèvement m d'enfantchild abuse n

(= crime) (sexual) → sévices mpl sexuels sur des enfants
people who claim they were victims of child abuse → des personnes qui affirment avoir été victimes de sévices sexuels dans leur enfance
allegations of child abuse in orphanages and homes → des allégations de sévices sexuels sur des enfants dans les orphelinats et les maisons d'accueil

(= ill-treatment) → maltraitance f sur enfant(s), maltraitance f d'enfant(s)child abuser n

(sexual) → auteur m de sévices sexuels sur des enfants
to be a child abuser → être l'auteur de sévices sexuels sur enfant(s)

(violent) → auteur m de maltraitance sur enfant(s), auteur m de maltraitance d'enfant(s)child actor n → enfant mf acteur/trice

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child

n pl <children> (lit, fig) → Kind nt; when I was a child → in or zu meiner Kindheit; she was with child (old, liter) → sie trug ein Kind unter ihrem Herzen (old, liter); the child of ignorance → das Produkt der Unwissenheit

child

in cpds → Kinder-;

child abuse

n → Kindesmisshandlung f; (sexually) → Kindesmissbrauch m, → Notzucht f → mit Kindern

child abuser

n jd, der Kinder misshandelt (sexually) → Kinderschänder(in) m(f)

child allowance

n (Brit inf) → Kindergeld nt

child-bearing

n → Mutterschaft f, → Kinderkriegen nt (inf); ten years of child exhausted her → zehn Jahre mit kleinen Kindern erschöpften sie

adj of child age → im gebärfähigen Alter; good child hips → gebärfreudiges Becken

child bed

n (old) → Kind- or Wochenbett nt; to be in child → im Wochenbett liegen

child benefit

n (Brit) → Kindergeld nt

childbirth

n → Geburt f, → Gebären nt; to die in child → bei der Geburt sterben

child bride

n → kindliche or sehr junge Braut

childcare

n → Kinderbetreuung f; (= social work department) → Jugendfürsorge f, → Jugendhilfe f

child-friendly

adj → kinderfreundlich

child guidance

n → Erziehungsberatung f; (= social work agency) → Erziehungsberatungsstelle f

childhood

n → Kindheit f; to be in one’s second child → seine zweite Kindheit erleben

child

child labour, (US) child labor

n → Kinderarbeit f

childless

adj → kinderlos

childlike

adj → kindlich

child lock

n → Kindersicherung f

childminder

n (Brit) → Tagesmutter f

childminding

n (Brit) → Beaufsichtigung f → von Kindern

child molester

n Person, die Kinder (sexuell) belästigt

child prodigy

n → Wunderkind nt

childproof

adj → kindersicher

Child Protection Register

n (Brit) von örtlichen Sozialbehörden geführte Liste von Kindern, die dem Kinderschutzprogramm unterstellt sind

child reduction

n → Kinderermäßigung f

child

child-resistant

adj → bruchsicher

child seat

n → Kindersitz m

child sex

n → Kindersex m

adj attr → Kindersex-; child tourism → Kindersextourismus m; child abuser → Kinderschänder(in) m(f)

child’s play

n → ein Kinderspiel nt

child’s seat

n = child seat

Child Support Agency

n (Brit) staatliche Organisation, die sich um Unterhaltszahlungen für Kinder kümmert

child welfare

n → Jugendfürsorge f; Child Welfare Centre → Kinderabteilung f → im Gesundheitsamt

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child

[tʃaɪld] n (children (pl)) (gen) → bambino/a; (son/daughter) → figlio/a, bambino/a

child

(tʃaild) – plural children (ˈtʃildrən) – noun

1. a young human being of either sex.

2. a son or daughter. Her youngest child is five years old.

ˈchildhood noun

the state or time of being a child. Her childhood was a time of happiness.

ˈchildish adjective

like a child; silly. a childish remark.

ˈchildishly adverb

ˈchildishness noun

ˈchildless adjective

having no children. the childless couple.

ˈchildlike adjective

innocent; like a child. childlike faith; trustful and childlike.

ˈchildbirth noun

the act of giving birth to a child. She died in childbirth.

child's play

something very easy. Climbing that hill will be child's play.

child

→ طِفْل dítě barn Kind παιδί niño lapsi enfant dijete bambino 子供 아이 kind barn dziecko criança ребенок barn เด็ก çocuk đứa trẻ 孩子

child

n. niño-a;

___ nurse → niñera;

___ nursery → guardería infantil, jardín de la infancia;

___ support → manutención, pensión alimenticia;

___ welfare → asistencia social a la infancia.

child

n (pl children) niño -ña mf, hijo -ja mf; foster — niño acogido, hijo de crianza; only — hijo único; npl niños, hijos

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"Come, come, Eva; you are only a child! You don't know anything about these things," said Marie; "besides, your talking makes my head ache."

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In the next place, with respect to the succession of children, there ought not to be too great an interval of time between them and their parents; for when there is, the parent can receive no benefit from his child's affection, or the child any advantage from his father's protection;

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How strange it seemed to the sad woman, as she watched the growth, and the beauty that became every day more brilliant, and the intelligence that threw its quivering sunshine over the tiny features of this child! Her Pearl -- for so had Hester called her; not as a name expressive of her aspect, which had nothing of the calm, white, unimpassioned lustre that would be indicated by the comparison.

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In every tree that he could see there was a little child. And the trees were so glad to have the children back again that they had covered themselves with blossoms, and were waving their arms gently above the children's heads.

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It can only be done, I am convinced, by somebody having a great deal of the child in his own outlook and sensibilities.

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Van Brandt; and with her, holding her hand, I beheld a second apparition never before revealed to me, the apparition of her child.

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There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound of screaming as if a little child were there.

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A mother sat there with her little child. She was so downcast, so afraid that it should die!

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Think of a sick man in such a place as Saint Martin's Court, listening to the footsteps, and in the midst of pain and weariness obliged, despite himself (as though it were a task he must perform) to detect the child's step from the man's, the slipshod beggar from the booted exquisite, the lounging from the busy, the dull heel of the sauntering outcast from the quick tread of an expectant pleasure-seeker--think of the hum and noise always being present to his sense, and of the stream of life that will not stop, pouring on, on, on, through all his restless dreams, as if he were condemned to lie, dead but conscious, in a noisy churchyard, and had no hope of rest for centuries to come.

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Every child born to him by his "sisters" was put away at once.

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The elder child was a little girl, whom, because she was of a tender and modest disposition, and was thought to be very beautiful, her parents, and other people who were familiar with her, used to call Violet.

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'Then, madam,' says she, 'if the child should not live, or should be dead-born, as you know sometimes happens, then there is the minister's article saved; and if you have no friends to come to you, you may save the expense of a supper; so that take those articles out, madam,' says she, 'your lying in will not cost you above #5, 3s.