problem child
A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of…A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
» He always left the problem of his children's education to his wife.
Проблему освіти своїх дітей він завжди залишав своїй дружині.
Meaning
2 senses(euphemistic)A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
Sorgenkind, Problemkind
тру́дный ребёнокtrúdnyj rebjónok
проблемна дитинаproblemna dytyna
(broadly, idiomatic)Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.
Sorgenkind
Examples
9 sentencesHe always left the problem of his children's education to his wife.
Проблему освіти своїх дітей він завжди залишав своїй дружині.
It'd be best to think about the problem from a child's perspective.
It'd be better to think about the problem from a child's point of view.
We should consider the problem from a child's perspective.
deWir sollten das Problem aus der Sicht eines Kindes betrachten.
Tom was out of his depth trying to control the class of problem children.
Translations
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Forms
plural: problem children| Singular | problem child |
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irregular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular