Angol

child

gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1 Angol
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Főnév A1 entity
1

A young person under puberty

A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.

Használati minta: [a/an/the] child
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Szinonimák
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Antonimák
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Szókapcsolatok
small child |young child |care for a child |child development |child protection
Témák
family |daily life |age |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Példák
  • 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.
Példák tanulóknak
  • 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.
Főnév A2 entity
2

A son or daughter

Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.

Használati minta: [someone's] child
Gyakori hiba:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Szinonimák
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonimák
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Szókapcsolatok
only child |biological child |adopted child |raise a child
Témák
family |relationships |core_vocabulary
Példák
  • 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.
Példák tanulóknak
  • I am the only child in my family.
  • Her child is in high school.
  • They have a new child.
  • My parents have two children.
Főnév B2 entity
3

Person shaped by a context or era

A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.

Használati minta: a child of [time/place]
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Szinonimák
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Szókapcsolatok
child of the 80s |child of nature
Témák
culture |history |core_vocabulary
Példák
  • 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.
Példák tanulóknak
  • She is a child of the 1990s.
  • He is a child of the countryside.
  • I am a child of this town.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
child (1 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Szóalakok
Noun
  • Base: child
  • Plural: children
Szócsalád
Forms
children noun
Core family
childhood noun A2 childish adjective B1 childlike adjective B2
Related words
childcare noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
childless adjective B2
Advanced or less common
childishly adverb B2 childishness noun B2
Kifejezések

child's play

1
/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom

Something very easy to do

Something that is very easy to do.

Példák
  • 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.

Példák
  • 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.

Példák
  • 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.

Példák
  • She announced that she was with child.
  • In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.

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