CHILD


Meaning of CHILD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃaɪld ]

( children)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.

When I was a child I lived in a country village...

He’s just a child.

...a child of six...

It was only suitable for children.

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2.

Someone’s children are their sons and daughters of any age.

How are the children?...

The young couple decided to have a child.

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