child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Англійська
~ 200
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Модель уживання:
[a/an/the] child
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Синоніми
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Антоніми
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Словосполучення
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Теми
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Іменник
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Модель уживання:
[someone's] child
Поширена помилка:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Синоніми
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Антоніми
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Словосполучення
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Теми
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Іменник
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 уживання:
a child of [time/place]
Поширена помилка:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Синоніми
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Словосполучення
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Теми
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Граматика
Словникова форма
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Склади й наголос
child (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Споріднені слова
Вирази
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.