child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Anglais
~ 200
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Schéma d’usage :
[a/an/the] child
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Synonymes
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Antonymes
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Collocations
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Thèmes
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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.
Nom
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone's] child
Erreur fréquente :
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Synonymes
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonymes
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Collocations
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Thèmes
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Nom
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Schéma d’usage :
a child of [time/place]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Synonymes
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Collocations
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Thèmes
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
child
API
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Syllabes et accentuation
child (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Famille de mots
Expressions
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.