child
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural, cultural, or legalA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
» How many children do you have?
Wie viele Kinder haben Sie?
Wie viele Kinder hast du?
Сколько у вас детей?
Сколько у тебя детей?
Сколько у Вас детей?
Скільки у тебе дітей?
Скільки у вас дітей?
Meaning
10 senses(broadly)A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
Go easy on him: he is but a child.
Regular chores can be appropriate for children, given age-appropriate limits on difficulty level and time on task.
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
(broadly, sometimes)A youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
My youngest child is forty-three this year.
His adult children visit him yearly.
Kind, Chind, kind
ребёнокrebjónok, дитя́ditjá, ча́доčádo
дити́наdytýna, дитя́dytjá, дитя́ткоdytjátko
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
The thirteenth Lenormand card.
A figurative offspring
(figuratively)A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
the children of Israel
He is a child of his times.
a member of a clan or tribe
(figuratively)Anything derived from or caused by something.
(figuratively)A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node.
доче́рнийdočérnij
A subordinate node of a tree.
(figuratively)An adult or adolescent with childish or stupid behaviors.
My husband is such a child, going out with his sled everytime it snows.
(obsolete, specifically)A female child, a girl.
Examples
11572 sentencesHow many children do you have?
Скільки у тебе дітей? — deniko
ruСколько у вас детей? — Hellerick
deWie viele Kinder haben Sie? — MUIRIEL
Tom got angry at the children.
Том розсердився на дітей. — deniko
ruТом рассердился на детей. — Hellerick
deTom wurde zornig auf die Kinder. — Dejo
Each child was given a present.
Кожна дитина отримала подарунок. — aandrusiak
ruКаждому ребёнку дали подарок. — shanghainese
deAlle Kinder erhielten ein Geschenk. — Sudajaengi
This movie is suitable for children.
Цей фільм підходить для дітей. — deniko
ruЭтот фильм пригоден для детей. — Ooneykcall
deDieser Film ist für Kinder geeignet. — Ullalia
I am thinking about my children.
Я думаю про своїх дітей. — deniko
ruЯ думаю о своих детях. — sharptoothed
deIch denke an meine Kinder. — MUIRIEL
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English child, from Old English ċild, from Proto-West Germanic *kilþ, *kelþ, fFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: childrenSynonyms
66 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
150 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- was a child
- the children were
- of my children
- with his children
- three children
- of his children
- of the children
- like a child
- has three children
- his children to
- the other children
- babysit our children