child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Anglų
~ 200
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Daiktavardis
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[a/an/the] child
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Sinonimai
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Antonimai
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Kolokacijos
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Temos
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Daiktavardis
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone's] child
Dažna klaida:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Sinonimai
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonimai
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Kolokacijos
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Temos
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Daiktavardis
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a child of [time/place]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Sinonimai
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Kolokacijos
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Temos
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
child (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.