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child
(chīld)n. pl. chil·dren (chĭl′drən)
Idiom: 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).
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
1.
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" 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" 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" silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" sprog - a 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" 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!" | |
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?
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]
"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"
"Children should be seen and not heard"
"Little children, little sorrows; big children, great sorrows"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
child
noun3. A guileless, unsophisticated person:
Idiom: babe in the woods.
4. One descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:
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Translations
kind
طِفْلطِفلٌوَلَ
nen
dítědcera
barn
idoinfano
laps
lapsi
dijetečedo
gyerekgyermek
anak
barn
子供
아이
filiafiliusinfanspuer
bevaikisgimdymaskaip vaikasvaikasvaikiškai
bērns
fiicăfiu
otrok
čedodete
barn
mtoto
เด็ก
çocukevlât
đứa trẻ
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
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
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.
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
child
[ˈtʃaɪld] [children] [ˈtʃɪldrən] (pl) n → enfant mfall 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
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)
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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
child bed
child benefit
n (Brit) → Kindergeld nt
childcare
child-friendly
adj → kinderfreundlich
child guidance
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
child’s play
n → ein Kinderspiel nt
Child Support Agency
n (Brit) staatliche Organisation, die sich um Unterhaltszahlungen für Kinder kümmert
child welfare
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
child
[tʃaɪld] n (children (pl)) (gen) → bambino/a; (son/daughter) → figlio/a, bambino/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
child
(tʃaild) – plural children (ˈtʃildrən) – noun1. 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 adverbˈchildishness 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
child
n. niño-a;
___ nurse → niñera;
___ nursery → guardería infantil, jardín de la infancia;
___ support → manutención, pensión alimenticia;
___ welfare → asistencia social a la infancia.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I have a child
- The child is on this passport
- Do you have a child's seat?
- I'd like a child seat for a two-year-old child
- I'm looking for a present for a child
- My child is missing
- My child is ill
- A child's ticket
- Is there child care service? (US)
Is there a child-minding service? (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
child
n (pl children) niño -ña mf, hijo -ja mf; foster — niño acogido, hijo de crianza; only — hijo único; npl niños, hijosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.