child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
英語
~ 200
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
用法パターン：
[a/an/the] child
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
類義語
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
対義語
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
コロケーション
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
テーマ
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
名詞
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
用法パターン：
[someone's] child
よくある間違い：
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
類義語
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
対義語
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
コロケーション
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
テーマ
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
名詞
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
用法パターン：
a child of [time/place]
よくある間違い：
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
類義語
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
コロケーション
child of the 80s
|child of nature
テーマ
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
文法
辞書形
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
音節・強勢
child （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
活用形
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
関連語
表現
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.