child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
영어
~ 200
의미
의미 0개
명사
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
사용 패턴：
[a/an/the] child
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
유의어
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
반의어
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
연어
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
주제
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
명사
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
사용 패턴：
[someone's] child
자주 하는 실수：
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
유의어
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
반의어
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
연어
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
주제
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
명사
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
사용 패턴：
a child of [time/place]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
유의어
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
연어
child of the 80s
|child of nature
주제
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
문법
기본형
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
음절 및 강세
child （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
활용형
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
관련 단어
표현
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.