child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Английский
~ 200
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Модель употребления:
[a/an/the] child
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Синонимы
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Антонимы
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Коллокации
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Темы
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Существительное
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Модель употребления:
[someone's] child
Частая ошибка:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Синонимы
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Антонимы
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Коллокации
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Темы
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Существительное
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Модель употребления:
a child of [time/place]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Синонимы
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Коллокации
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Темы
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Слоги и ударение
child (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Родственные слова
Выражения
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.