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Child  (chld), Julia 1912-2004.

American cookery expert known for her books and her instructional television and video series.

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Child, Lydia Maria Francis 1802-1880.

American abolitionist and writer of novels, children's books, and reform works, such as Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans (1833).

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child  (chld)

n. pl. chil·dren (chldrn)

1.

a. A person between birth and puberty.

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

2.

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.

6.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English cild.]

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childless adj.

childless·ness n.

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child [tʃaɪld]

n pl children

1.

a.  a boy or girl between birth and puberty

b.  (as modifier) child labour

2. a baby or infant

3. an unborn baby Related prefix paedo-

with child another term for pregnant

5. a human offspring; a son or daughter Related adj filial

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. Midland and Western English dialect a female infant

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

childless  adj

childlessness  n

childly  adj

Thesaurus

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 picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child 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

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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"

Translations

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 enfants
child abduction n → enlèvement m d'enfant
child 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

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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

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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

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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

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child

n child [tʃaild]

1 a young human being of either sex. kind طِفلٌ (صَبي أو بِنْت) рожба dítě barn das Kind παιδί laps بچه lapsi enfant יֶלֶד बच्चा dijete gyer(m)ek anak kecil barn bambino 子供 아이 vaikas bērns kanak-kanak kind barn dziecko criança copil ребёнок dieťa otrok dete barn เด็ก çocuk 小孩 дитина; дитя انسانی بچہ đứa bé 小孩

2 a son or daughter Her youngest child is five years old. kind وَلَ / إبْن / إبْنَه дете dítě barn das Kind παιδί, γιος ή κόρη laps فرزند lapsi enfant בֵּן, בָּת शिशु dijete gyer(m)ek anak barn figlio 子 자식 vaikas bērns anak kind barn dziecko filho fiu, fiică ребёнок dieťa otrok dete barn ลูกชายหรือลูกสาว çocuk, evlât 兒子或女兒 дитина بیٹا یا بیٹی đứa con 儿子或女儿

n childhood

the state or time of being a child Her childhood was a time of happiness. kinderjare طُفولَه، سِن الطُّفولَه детство dětství barndom die Kindheit παιδική ηλικία lapsepõlv دوران بچگی lapsuus enfance יָלדוּת बचपन djetinjstvo gyermekkor masa kanak-kanak barnæska infanzia 幼年時代 유년기 vaikystė bērnība zaman kanak-kanak jeugd barndom dzieciństwo infância copilărie детство detstvo otroštvo detinjstvo barndom วัยเด็ก çocukluk (dönemi) 童年 дитинство بچپن ، طفلی thời thơ ấu 童年

adj childish

like a child; silly a childish remark. kinderagtig طُفولي، صِبْياني، نَزِق детински dětinský barnlig kindisch παιδαριώδης lapsik بچگانه؛ احمقانه lapsellinen enfantin, puéril יָלדוּתִי लड़कपन की सी djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 子供っぽい 유치한 vaikiškas bērnišķīgs; bērna- keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig, barnaktig dziecinny infantil copilăros ребяческий; глупый detinský otročji detinjast barnslig ซึ่งเหมือนเด็ก çocukca, çocuksu 幼稚的 дитячий; легковажний بجگانہ như trẻ con 幼稚的

adv childishly

kinderagtig بِصِبْيانِيَّه наивно dětinsky barnligt kindisch ανόητα, παιδιάστικα lapsikult بطور بچگانه lapsellisesti puérilement ביָלדוּתיוּת तुच्छतापूर्वक djetinjast gyermekien secara kekanak-kanakan barnalega in modo infantile 子供っぽく 어린애같이, 유치하게 vaikiškai bērnišķīgi keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig dziecinnie infantilmente copilăreşte по-детски detinsky otročje detinjasto barnsligt อย่างเป็นเด็ก çocukca 幼稚地 по-дитячому; легковажно بچگانہ طور پر như trẻ con 幼稚地

n childishness

kinderagtigheid صِبْيانِيَّه наивност dětinskost, dětskost barnlighed kindisches Wesen αφέλεια lapsikus حماقت؛ بچگی lapsellisuus enfantillage, puérilité יָלדוּתיוּת तुच्छता djetinjastost gyerekesség sifat kekanak-kanakan barnaskapur fanciullaggine 子供っぽさ 철없음, 유치함 vaikiškumas bērnišķīgums bersifat keanak-anakan kinderachtigheid barnslighet dziecinada infantilidade caracter copilăros детскость; ребячество detinskosť otročjost detinjarija barnslighet ความเหมือนด็ก çocukluk, çocukça davranış 幼稚 інфантильність بچگانہ خصلت trò trẻ con 幼稚

adj childless

having no children the childless couple. kinderloos بِدونِ أوْلاد، أبْتَر бездетен bezdětný barnløs kinderlos άκληρος lastetu بی فرزند lapseton sans enfants חֲשוּך בָּנִים नि:सन्तान bez djece gyermektelen tak beranak barnlaus senza figli 子供のいない 자식이 없는 bevaikis bezbērnu- tiada anak kinderloos barnløs bezdzietny sem filhos fără copii бездетный bezdetný brez otrok bez dece barnlös ไม่มีบุตร çocuksuz, çocuğu olmayan 無子女的 бездітний بے اولاد không có con 无子女的

adj childlike

innocent; like a child childlike faith; trustful and childlike. kinderlik طُفولي، كالوَلَد невинен dětský barnagtig; barnlig kindlich παιδιάστικος lapselik معصوم؛ پاک lapsenomainen pur, innocent יָלדוּתִי बाल सुलभ djetinjast, naivan gyermeki polos barnslegur innocente 子供らしい 아이 같은 vaikiškas, kaip vaikas bērnišķīgs; bērna-; nevainīgs seperti kanak-kanak kinderlijk barnlig dziecinny inocente inocent, pur детский; непосредственный detský nedolžen, naiven, otroški detinji lik ett barn, barnasinnad, barnslig ที่มีลักษณะเหมือนเด็ก masum, çocuk gibi 孩子般的，天真的 невинний, як дитина بچوں کی طرح như trẻ con 孩子般天真的

n childbirth

the act of giving birth to a child She died in childbirth. bevalling وِلادَه، نَفاس раждане porod under barsel; i barselsseng die Entbindung γέννα sünnitus زایمان synnytys accouchement לֵידָה सन्तान प्रसव porod szülés persalinan barnsburður parto 出産 출산 gimdymas dzemdības melahirkan bayi bevalling barnefødsel, barsel(seng) poród parto naştere роды pôrod porod porođaj förlossning, barnsäng การคลอดบุตร doğum 分娩 роди, пологи ولادت quá trình sinh con 分娩

child's play

something very easy Climbing that hill will be child's play. kinderspeletjies هيِّن، سَهْل много лесно hračka barnemad das Kinderspiel κτ. πανεύκολο, παιχνιδάκι juego de niños, pan comido lapsemäng بچه بازی؛ کار بسیار آسان lastenleikki jeu d'enfant מִשְחָקֵי יְלָדִים बांए हाथ का खेल dječja igra gyerekjáték mudah barnaleikur gioco da bambini 簡単なこと 아이들의 놀이 vieni juokai ļoti viegli; ‘bērnu spēle' sangat mudah kinderspel (bare) barnemat dziecinna igraszka canja fleac, bagatelă пустяковое дело hračka igrača dečija igra barnlek งานที่ง่ายมาก çocuk oyuncağı, çok kolay 輕而易舉的事 дрібниці; робота не бий лежачого بچوں کا کھیل trò trẻ con 容易干的事情

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