إنجليزي

child

gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1 إنجليزي
~ 200
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم A1 entity
1

A young person under puberty

A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.

نمط الاستخدام: [a/an/the] child
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
مرادفات
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
أضداد
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
تراكيب شائعة
small child |young child |care for a child |child development |child protection
مواضيع
family |daily life |age |daily_life |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • The child played happily in the park.
  • Every child deserves a good education.
  • She read a bedtime story to her child.
  • The doctor specializes in treating sick children.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The child is in the garden.
  • That child is my sister's son.
  • A child needs food and love.
  • The child is five years old.
اسم A2 entity
2

A son or daughter

Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone's] child
غلطة شائعة:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
مرادفات
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
أضداد
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
تراكيب شائعة
only child |biological child |adopted child |raise a child
مواضيع
family |relationships |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • She has three children, all grown up now.
  • They adopted a child from overseas.
  • He is the only child in his family.
  • Their eldest child just started university.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • I am the only child in my family.
  • Her child is in high school.
  • They have a new child.
  • My parents have two children.
اسم B2 entity
3

Person shaped by a context or era

A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.

نمط الاستخدام: a child of [time/place]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
مرادفات
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
تراكيب شائعة
child of the 80s |child of nature
مواضيع
culture |history |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • He is truly a child of the digital age.
  • As a child of the city, she loves busy streets.
  • They called her a child of fortune.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • She is a child of the 1990s.
  • He is a child of the countryside.
  • I am a child of this town.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
المقاطع والنبر
child (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
  • Base: child
  • Plural: children
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
children noun
Core family
childhood noun A2 childish adjective B1 childlike adjective B2
Related words
childcare noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
childless adjective B2
Advanced or less common
childishly adverb B2 childishness noun B2
تعبيرات

child's play

1
/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom

Something very easy to do

Something that is very easy to do.

أمثلة
  • Fixing the bike was child's play for him.
  • For her, solving the puzzle was child's play.

like a child in a candy store

1
/lˈaɪk ə t͡ʃˈaɪld ˈɪn ə kˈændi stˈɔɹ/
idiom informal

Overly excited by many options

Very excited when there are many things to choose from.

أمثلة
  • He was like a child in a candy store at the tech fair.
  • When she saw all the dresses, she felt like a child in a candy store.

only child

1
/ˈoʊnli t͡ʃˈaɪld/
fixed phrase

A person without siblings

Someone who has no brothers or sisters.

أمثلة
  • She grew up as an only child and often played alone.
  • Being an only child can be lonely for some people.

with child

1
/wˈɪθ t͡ʃˈaɪld/
fixed phrase formal

Pregnant with a baby

To be pregnant and expecting a baby.

أمثلة
  • She announced that she was with child.
  • In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.

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