child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Angličtina
~ 200
Významy
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Podstatné jméno
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Vzorec užití:
[a/an/the] child
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Synonyma
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Antonyma
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Kolokace
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Témata
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Podstatné jméno
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Vzorec užití:
[someone's] child
Častá chyba:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Synonyma
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonyma
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Kolokace
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Témata
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Podstatné jméno
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Vzorec užití:
a child of [time/place]
Častá chyba:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Synonyma
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Kolokace
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Témata
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Slabiky a přízvuk
child (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.