child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
אנגלית
~ 200
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
תבנית שימוש:
[a/an/the] child
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
מילים נרדפות
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
הפכים
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
צירופים
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
נושאים
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
שם עצם
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone's] child
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
מילים נרדפות
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
הפכים
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
צירופים
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
נושאים
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
שם עצם
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
תבנית שימוש:
a child of [time/place]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
מילים נרדפות
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
צירופים
child of the 80s
|child of nature
נושאים
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
הברות והטעמה
child (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.