Question 1 · Quick check
child
CEFRA1
/ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯ld/
noun
Türkçe translations
Translating…
In plain English
- 01
noun
A young person who is not yet an adult.
- 02
noun
Extra detailOne's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
Examples
A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.
Every child deserves access to high-quality education and healthcare.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈt͡ʃɑɪ̯ld/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority, A person yet a toddler).
The thirteenth Lenormand card.
More examples
In contextWhen I was a child, I would spend hours reading alone in my room.
Go easy on him: he is but a child.
My youngest child is forty-three this year.
Related
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
Nearby
Origin
noun
From Middle English child, from Old English ċild, from Proto-West Germanic *kilþ, *kelþ, from Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (“womb; fetus”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵelt- (“womb”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Danish kuld (“brood, litter”), Swedish kull (“brood, litter”), Icelandic kelta, kjalta (“lap”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (kilþei, “womb”), Sanskrit जर्त (jarta), जर्तु (jártu, “vulva”).