child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Английски
~ 200
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Модел на употреба:
[a/an/the] child
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Синоними
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Антоними
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Колокации
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Теми
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Съществително
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Модел на употреба:
[someone's] child
Честа грешка:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Синоними
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Антоними
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Колокации
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Теми
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Съществително
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Модел на употреба:
a child of [time/place]
Честа грешка:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Синоними
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Колокации
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Теми
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Граматика
Речникова форма
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Срички и ударение
child (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Семейство думи
Изрази
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.