child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a/an/the] child
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Συνώνυμα
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Αντώνυμα
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Θέματα
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone's] child
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Συνώνυμα
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Αντώνυμα
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Θέματα
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a child of [time/place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Συνώνυμα
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Θέματα
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
child (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.