child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Inglese
~ 200
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Sostantivo
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Schema d'uso:
[a/an/the] child
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Sinonimi
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Contrari
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Collocazioni
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Temi
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Sostantivo
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Schema d'uso:
[someone's] child
Errore comune:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Sinonimi
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Contrari
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Collocazioni
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Temi
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Sostantivo
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Schema d'uso:
a child of [time/place]
Errore comune:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Sinonimi
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Collocazioni
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Temi
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Grammatica
Forma base
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Sillabe e accento
child (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.